The Butterfly Forest(2011)

Tom Lowe

Some crimes never fade. Some secrets never stay buried.

When botany graduate student Molly Monroe enters the Ocala National Forest to release rare butterflies, she stumbles upon something violent and illegal. Her discovery makes her a target—and the forest becomes a hunting ground.

Terrified for her daughter’s life, Molly’s mother turns to Sean O’Brien, a former detective who knows how easily evil hides in plain sight. As O’Brien tracks the threat deeper into the woods, he uncovers a web of brutality rooted in greed and history.

Fresh out of San Quentin after forty years, Luke Palmer carries a fragile secret—a pencil-drawn map leading to treasure hidden long ago by members of the Ma Barker gang. He wants one last chance at freedom. Instead, he finds himself crossing paths with Molly Monroe—and a ruthless force determined to leave no witnesses.

In the depths of the forest, past and present collide, and survival depends on choices made under fire.

THE BUTTERFLY FOREST delivers classic Sean O’Brien—atmospheric tension, relentless suspense, and a haunting setting where beauty masks brutality




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ISBN-10: 1466338342
ISBN-13: 9781466338340