In eastern Washington, a group of young ranchers form a secret alliance to hunt the gray wolves that are continually preying on their herds. Using a hidden site on the dark web, they coordinate illegal kills, leaving a trail of poached carcasses and baffled authorities.
 
Miles away, a wealthy environmentalist who helped reintroduce the wolves to the region decades earlier reads about the so-called wolf-killing “Renegades” in The Seattle Times. Furious, he hires hackers and fixers to unmask the people slaughtering “his” wolves. When names surface, he takes justice into his own hands—murdering one Renegade and setting his sights on the next.
 
But Washington State Fish and Wildlife officer Luke McCain is already on the trail. He identifies the next target—and races to warn him. As the killer closes in, a final confrontation plays out in the cold wilderness, where a wounded man faces the very predators he once vowed to protect. And where the law of nature is more brutal than any courtroom.
 
Praise for Cascade Renegades:
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“With multiple storylines to keep the reader entertained, Phillips crafts another gem. I often found myself saying, “Just one more chapter,” and then repeating the same thought after the next chapter—an honest-to-goodness page-turner. Very compelling writing.”
     ~Keith Szafranski, Executive Director, Northwest Outdoor Writers Association
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“Rob Phillips continues his Luke McCain series with Cascade Renegades—a masterful production of a real-world scenario in a real-time setting presented with stunning accuracy.  It’s easy to forget that you’re reading a novel between the varied situations that game warden Luke McCain finds himself in daily, and the common threads that tie the myriad characters and storylines together around the central theme of poaching Endangered Species Act-protected gray wolves. In Cascade Renegades, Rob immerses the reader not only in the scene but also in the minds of Luke McCain and the wolf poachers. The emotional relevance and intelligence of both the criminal and the law enforcement officer make this book a binge-worthy read.”
     ~Bradly A. Trumbo, Owner/Author/Publisher, Palouse Upland Media