Under The Ground

The Truth Lies Buried - Under The Ground</b is a psychological suspense thriller based on the true crime story of Kristen Madsen—a troubled eighteen-year-old victim last seen with her ex-boyfriend, Esa Raasanen in a small city on Vancouver Island at Canada’s southwest coast.

Conventional police procedural techniques fail to find the buried truth in the mystery of Kristen’s disappearance, so a highly-complex criminal undercover operation sets upon Esa. It slowly sucks him into a fictional—yet completely believable—world of organized crime run by a shadow figure known only as "The Boss." The truth is uncovered through a sophisticated psychological manipulation of Esa, carefully planned and scripted by an undercover team who developed the amazing "Mister Big Sting".

Under The Ground sweeps you through the emotional turmoil in an abusive relationship to the high-rolling lives of convincing “criminals” who preyed upon Esa’s lust, greed, ignorance, and brutally violent, psychopathic personality. With skillful handling and focused purpose, "Jake", the lead undercover operator, builds a trap for Esa Raasanen which can only be escaped by confessing to “The Boss” about what truthfully happened in Kristen Marsden’s murder.

Where she lay and what he’d done shocked the entire investigative team of detectives and undercover operatives.



Here is what readers say about this suspenseful psychological thriller:

"She’s “under the ground,” prophetic words of a streetwise homicide cop and the title of the latest by Garry Rodgers is a not-to-be missed thriller. Based on a true story, involving real-life undercover tactics and a time-consuming, demanding undercover investigation this book is captivating, addicting, and frightening."

"Under the Ground reveals the lengths to which the detectives and police force went to catch a vicious murderer. Their psychological manipulation of the murderer was ingenious - and will be of great interest to True Crime buffs, like myself. I highly recommend Under the Ground to fans of the True Crime genre - and to readers of quality non-fiction books everywhere."

"A true page turner. The undercover sting is pure genius."

“A good book for those dark nights when you're alone!”

“A must for true crime fans.”

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