THE RIVERMAN

About the Book

Suppose you were in control of $154 million dollars of legal pharmaceuticals that had been stolen, and you purchased them for $3 million. You knew that you stood to make near the normal dollar rate if they were redistributed to a legal foreign market. Would $90 million make you happy?

This is a story about such temptations that begin with a “missing man”. In a small southern town, or a relatively medium-sized Ohio River town, there is a retired cop and, presently, a private dick looking for a “missing person”. He works his magic to find the man. Along the way he discovers mysterious leads that twist and turn and have him in the middle of an international drug scheme for profit. Those in power make him a fall guy for a double murder. See how this nobody skirts the law and finds the truth. Luck or ingenuity, you choose. When you read and think it is over, it is not.

This reading covers a lot of territory including small towns in Kentucky, DEA, FBI, local homicide, organized crime, people so called Ohio River rats, and a donkey farm. How do some people afford those big boats on the River? Can $90 million solve all these problems?

A book by Ron Carroll, a retired everything, cop, detective, narcotics, teacher, boys High School basketball coach, private investigator, and a life long college student. Oh, also, once a deputy sheriff. Awards: Mayors Award first class, for Federal Narcotics Strike Force undercover operations commander, Kentucky Amateur Softball Association Hall of Fame. Self award for extreme imagination. That means I day dream a lot, why not, go figure.

About the Author

A retired police detective and currently a private investigator the last sixteen years. I'm a graduate of the University of Louisville (1974), FBI (National Academy) 1984, and the Southern Police Institute (1971). My many assignments as a detective included conducting undercover drug operations for the city and the Drug Enforcement Administrations Federal Narcotics Strike Force. I am a grandfather of four boys and father of two sons and a daughter. My biggest joy is watching my grandson's play ball. I am a river-rat that use to own a pleasure boat and still stay in contact with other river-rats. I am a sport's fan and an ex-ball player who was inducted into the Kentucky ASA Softball Hall of Fame (1996). My wife, Julie, and I enjoy traveling and hanging out and partying with people on the river. I live in a small city subdivision in the east end of Louisville, Kentucky, called Woodlawn Park. We have two old dogs and a young cat. Julie is a former para-legal with 16 years experience in Texas. My biggest thrill in life was coaching my two sons in high school basketball when I was a high school teacher.