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- In this gripping and dynamic thriller, former FBI agent Ryan Tapia finds himself ensnared in the complex interplay of power, politics, environmental degradation, and resistance at a cobalt mine in Maine.
While building his career as a private investigator in the Maine countryside, Ryan Tapia takes the case of Dr. Ed Healey, a local physician suffering from an acute case of cobalt poisoning. A mine has recently opened in Pushaw county, extracting the valuable minerals needed for batteries in electronic devices and electric cars. But a deadly “Fan” of poison is seeping out . . .
But there are dark legacies in Pushaw that go back to the Salem witch trials and the community on nearby Witch Island, where the Thornfoot family is turning the tables and exploiting the vagaries of modern life for their own ends.
On the cusp of finding his personal happiness once more, Tapia is caught in the middle of this vortex of manipulation and money, desperation and deceit. Neighbors turn on one another and the people of Pushaw risk becoming as deadly to one another as the industrial poison simmering beneath the surface.
InBig Money, Small Town,Thomas Ricks has crafted a nuanced and enthralling novel that challenges our understandings of money and influence in every facet of modern life.Thomas E. Ricks is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including the number one bestseller Fiasco, a history of the beginning of the Iraq War. As a reporter at theWashington Post and the Wall Street Journal, he was a member of two teams that won the Pulitzer Prize. He worked in the Maine woods in his youth and trapped lobsters when living on an island in Penobscot Bay. He now divides his time between Texas and Maine. His other Ryan Tapia novels, Everyone Knows But You and the forthcoming Big Money, Small Town, are also available from Pegasus Books. "In the third installment of his Ryan Tapia series, veteran journalist and historian Ricks pits the ex-FBI agent-turned-private-investigator against a crooked corporate giant with political ties as deep as the cobalt mines it is exploiting at the expense of the Maine countryside where Ryan makes his home. Ricks’ affection for the stalwart people and stunning beauty of the Maine woods sets this David-versus-Goliath tale apart."“Maine FBI agent Ryan Tapia squares off against environmental injustice in Pulitzer winner Ricks’ grim and gripping follow-up toWe Can’t Save You. Thomas establishes a stark contrast between the faceless mining company and the tight-knit communities it affects—a chilling procedural rooted in the dark realities of corporate power.”Praise for the Ryan Tapia Series
“I blew through it.”"The author is a first-rate military historian, and his first crime novel reflects the skills of a terrific storyteller with a keen eye for both character and plot. Just after losing his family in a horrific car crash, F.B.I. agent Ryan Tapia is assigned to Bangor, Maine, where the discovery of a dead fisherman leads to an inquiry into the illegal trades of drugs and, yes, rare fish. Thomas E. Ricks lives part-time in Maine, and his knowledge of the terrain and people of that hauntingly beautiful state helps make for a heartfelt thriller."“Celebrated journalist and military historian Ricks tries his hand at a new genre in this crime novel. It’s set in Maine, where a grieving FBI agent named Ryan Tepia is restarting his life. When a fisherman’s corpse shows up on federal land, Tepia is pulled into a case involving drugs, rare fish and the tensions between Maine’s White and Native American communities.” "A Maine lobsterman’s murder launches this wily, unexpectedly affecting thriller. Ricks, who pos - Ricks, Thomas E.
- ISBN: 9798897101276
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- Book formatHardcover
- Fiction/nonfictionFiction
- GenreLiterature & Fiction
- Publication dateJanuary, 2026
- Pages288
- Reading levelPreschool
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Big Money, Small Town: A Ryan Tapia Novel
- In this gripping and dynamic thriller, former FBI agent Ryan Tapia finds himself ensnared in the complex interplay of power, politics, environmental degradation, and resistance at a cobalt mine in Maine.
While building his career as a private investigator in the Maine countryside, Ryan Tapia takes the case of Dr. Ed Healey, a local physician suffering from an acute case of cobalt poisoning. A mine has recently opened in Pushaw county, extracting the valuable minerals needed for batteries in electronic devices and electric cars. But a deadly “Fan” of poison is seeping out . . .
But there are dark legacies in Pushaw that go back to the Salem witch trials and the community on nearby Witch Island, where the Thornfoot family is turning the tables and exploiting the vagaries of modern life for their own ends.
On the cusp of finding his personal happiness once more, Tapia is caught in the middle of this vortex of manipulation and money, desperation and deceit. Neighbors turn on one another and the people of Pushaw risk becoming as deadly to one another as the industrial poison simmering beneath the surface.
InBig Money, Small Town,Thomas Ricks has crafted a nuanced and enthralling novel that challenges our understandings of money and influence in every facet of modern life.Thomas E. Ricks is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, including the number one bestseller Fiasco, a history of the beginning of the Iraq War. As a reporter at theWashington Post and the Wall Street Journal, he was a member of two teams that won the Pulitzer Prize. He worked in the Maine woods in his youth and trapped lobsters when living on an island in Penobscot Bay. He now divides his time between Texas and Maine. His other Ryan Tapia novels, Everyone Knows But You and the forthcoming Big Money, Small Town, are also available from Pegasus Books. "In the third installment of his Ryan Tapia series, veteran journalist and historian Ricks pits the ex-FBI agent-turned-private-investigator against a crooked corporate giant with political ties as deep as the cobalt mines it is exploiting at the expense of the Maine countryside where Ryan makes his home. Ricks’ affection for the stalwart people and stunning beauty of the Maine woods sets this David-versus-Goliath tale apart."“Maine FBI agent Ryan Tapia squares off against environmental injustice in Pulitzer winner Ricks’ grim and gripping follow-up toWe Can’t Save You. Thomas establishes a stark contrast between the faceless mining company and the tight-knit communities it affects—a chilling procedural rooted in the dark realities of corporate power.”Praise for the Ryan Tapia Series
“I blew through it.”"The author is a first-rate military historian, and his first crime novel reflects the skills of a terrific storyteller with a keen eye for both character and plot. Just after losing his family in a horrific car crash, F.B.I. agent Ryan Tapia is assigned to Bangor, Maine, where the discovery of a dead fisherman leads to an inquiry into the illegal trades of drugs and, yes, rare fish. Thomas E. Ricks lives part-time in Maine, and his knowledge of the terrain and people of that hauntingly beautiful state helps make for a heartfelt thriller."“Celebrated journalist and military historian Ricks tries his hand at a new genre in this crime novel. It’s set in Maine, where a grieving FBI agent named Ryan Tepia is restarting his life. When a fisherman’s corpse shows up on federal land, Tepia is pulled into a case involving drugs, rare fish and the tensions between Maine’s White and Native American communities.” "A Maine lobsterman’s murder launches this wily, unexpectedly affecting thriller. Ricks, who pos - Ricks, Thomas E.
- ISBN: 9798897101276
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