The story of Sarah Rogers, the New Hampshire woman who disappeared three months ago on Interstate 95 in Clinton, Maine, came to a probable end this weekend with the discovery of her body not far from where her car was found abandoned. Rogers, 29, also known as Marla Moon, was found in the woods just off a power line. Police said there was no evidence of foul play and that she had shed some of her garments, which often accompanies hypothermia. An autopsy is being performed.
Rogers, married with young children, was bipolar. According to this story in the Waterville Morning Sentinel, she had stopped taking her medication. So barring unexpected autopsy results, Rogers died of an acute illness, and not at the hand of a passing psychopath. Of course, her family was holding out hope that she was alive, that her illness had propelled her to parts unknown, that when she regained her mental health, she’d be found. No such luck.
Sad part is that it would have taken considerable luck for that to be the outcome. A young woman wandering defenseless eventually comes across a predator, if she doesn’t happen upon a Good Samaritan first. That’s reality.
So I’m saddened that Sarah Rogers wasn’t found alive. But I’m glad that her death, if it had to be, resulted from natural causes and wasn’t the stuff of crime novels. When it comes down to it, I’d rather pull those from my imagination than from the headlines.
In PORT CITY SHAKEDOWN, the first Brandon Blake novel, Brandon gets a full dose of bad guys. A brawl in a funeral home introduces him to Joel Fuller, a sociopathic hustler. Fuller is fresh out of jail and determined to take Brandon out—after Fuller and his sidekick Kelvin shake him down.
Rocky isn’t a tough guy. He’s a skinny little kid with crooked glasses, and he shouldn’t be homeless in Portland, Maine. When McMorrow and Roxanne pluck him from under the stomping feet of a gang of street kids, Rocky latches onto McMorrow–and drags him into a world of murder, both old and new. Why is McMorrow protecting Rocky? The cops want to know. Why is Rocky on the run? McMorrow wants to know. Why does death follow in Rocky’s wake? Jack and Roxanne need to find out before they’re added to the list. 
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