John Hartig

Crooked Bay Police Story John Hartig

Crooked Bay is a quiet little town on the west coast of Newfoundland. It has a bunch of little houses, two churches, "The Reserve" and an RCMP outpost. Since the Lucky Strike Mining Company found gold north-east of town, Crooked Bay has been going through an economic boom, bringing in lots of people looking for work. Sgt. Brett Wilson thinks that an economic boom is not necessarily a good thing for a small town. The police department, manned by three officers, has its hands full already, trying to keep up with abuse at the seniors' home, poachers on The Reserve, teenage drunkenness, a car theft and the usual break and entry. What they don't need now is the town's first murder! A teenager, recently released from juvenile detention, is accused...except he did not do it! The real killer hides behind a mask of status and respectability. How will the RCMP bring him to justice?