Mission Road

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 missing student. A fortune in diamonds. A serial killer on the hunt.
When a cache of diamonds is rumored to be buried off Mission Road—an old logging trail deep in the Northern Divide—people flood the area, setting up camps and chasing dreams of striking it rich. Then a student disappears and Detective Frank Yakabuski is called in to investigate. But what begins as a search quickly spirals into something far more dangerous.

It’s not just a missing person.
It’s something darker.

As the makeshift camps grow, greed takes hold and tensions rise between rival factions. But when a known serial killer arrives, the danger escalates, and no one is safe. With pressure mounting and death closing in, Yakabuski must find the missing student, track a killer, and uncover the truth about the diamonds before the hunt for treasure turns into a hunt for bodies. Because in the Northern Divide, greed can be as cold as ice. And some things are better left buried.

MISSION ROAD is the page-turning third installment in the Frank Yakabuski Mystery Series by Edgar®-nominated and Arthur Ellis Award nominated Ron Corbett, a dark northern noir thriller filled with simmering tension, dark twists and turns, and a 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 & Big Reveals