Blood Knot: a small town, outdoor adventure mystery (Frank Bennett Adirondack Mountain Mystery Series Book 2)

Tough love…or terror?
A tough-love school for troubled teens has opened in Trout Run. Good news: more jobs for locals. Bad news: a new population of juvenile delinquents for Police Chief Frank Bennett to monitor.
Frank’s worst fears are confirmed when a teacher from the school dies under suspicious circumstances. But Frank’s investigation is met with resistance from all sides. No one wants the school to close, so Frank must tread cautiously.
As Frank persists, he learns more about the school’s controversial techniques: isolation, restraints, and mind control. He meets students who might be terrified…or might be brilliant liars. And he uncovers disturbing information about the Academy’s headmaster. True, he has a track record of putting teens back on the right path. But is his best skill covering up past scandals?
As tensions mount, Frank must unravel a knot of deceit and revenge whose threads lead right into the heart of the Trout Run community. Will Frank’s pursuit of the truth bring him up against a hard choice every good cop dreads.