Almost Criminal

2014 Edgar Award - Mystery Writers of America Shortlisted, Best Paperback Original Medicinal marijuana can be murder. Charming, wealthy Randle Kennedy has a secret: hes British Columbias most prolific producer of boutique marijuana. Hes developed strains of B.C. Bud to please the most sophisticated palates and produce any desired effect, from a light contemplative buzz to the most mind-warping stone. His medical varieties offer relief for conditions ranging from cancer to Alzheimers disease. Come legalization, hell be the first on the market with marijuanas answer to single-malt Scotch. Until that day, he runs a tight operation with terrorist-cell security. Tate MacLane is brilliant, miserable, and broke. Since graduating from high school at age 14, hes failed at university, failed to support his family, failed at everything except making a superb caffe latte. Randle wants a fresh face to front his transactions. Tate desperately needs a mentor and yearns for respect. And money Then there are the bikers, the muscle with the cross-border connections that Randle needs to bring his product to the American market. Soon Tate finds out that its harder to get out of the business than to get in.