Back Channel

A Page-Turning Mystery Thriller With Jaw-Dropping Twists and Turns

“Corbett’s work has garnered him an Edgar© Award nomination, and we cans see why.” — New York Times Book Review

“Ron Corbett’s excellent Frank Yakabuski series is a return to the bad old days when men killed for a glass of beer.” — Globe and Mail

“Corbett lays a strong foundation for what promises to be a truly captivating series.” — Publishers Weekly Starred Review

A teenage girl seeking the truth. A drowning death shrouded in mystery. A conspiracy buried for generations…
When seventeen-year-old Meaghan McKenna’s mother is found dead in the Springfield River, the case is initially ruled an accidental drowning. But Meaghan doesn’t believe it. And neither does Detective Frank Yakabuski. The suspicious death soon pulls Yakabuski and his partner, Donna Griffin, into something far deeper and far more treacherous.

It’s not just a tragedy.
It’s the beginning of a deadly reckoning.

As they dig into the past, they uncover a tangled web of family feuds, mysterious land disputes, and murders stretching back generations. Yakabuski and Griffin uncover secrets rooted in the region’s colonial history — secrets that powerful men would kill to protect. With pressure mounting and the past closing in, Yakabuski must uncover the truth before history claims another victim. Because in the Northern Divide, blood flows as fast as a stormy river.

BACK CHANNEL is the heart-stopping fifth installment in the Frank Yakabuski Mystery Series by Edgar Nominated and Arthur Ellis Award Nominated Ron Corbett, a dark northern noir thriller where the past and present collide in a deadly mystery that cuts to the bone.

FRANK YAKABUSKI MYSTERY SERIES:

1. Ragged Lake
2. Cape Diamond
3. Mission Road
4. Muskie Falls
5. Back Channel

ALSO CHECK OUT Ron Corbett’s DANNY BARRETT Thriller Series.

1. The Sweet Goodbye
2. Cape Rage

Tropes in the Yakabuski Mystery Series Include:
The Battle-Hardened Detective
The Haunted Past
The Detective Team-Up
The Legacy Father–Son Dynamic
The Victim with Secrets
Multiple Murders
Race Against the Clock
Remote, Isolated Settings
Northern Noir Atmosphere
Secrets Buried in the Past
Greed and Corruption
The Silent Witness
Multiple Threats Converging
Red Herrings
Shocking Twists and Big Reveal