Life in Little Penwick, Rhode Island, is finally feeling manageable for Police Chief Gus Haddock—until he's nearly run down while out for an early-morning jog, and days later someone blasts out the glass doors of his police station. Customs and Immigration confirm the worst: Janine Stone, the elusive Glitter Girl who slipped away at the end of Gus's last big case, has slipped back into the country. Now Gus must hunt for clues about her return and uncover what dangerous new criminal plans she's hatched with her remaining Providence connections to reclaim the hidden stash of money from her dismantled smuggling ring.

The pressure mounts as Gus wrestles with fear for his town, frustration over old enemies resurfacing, and the personal stakes that hit even harder when his girlfriend Maggie Wells announces she's pregnant—while struggling with the constant danger that comes with loving a cop. Themes of small-town loyalty, the pull between duty and family, the resilience of a true Swamp Yankee, and the high cost of justice weave through the story. Just as Gus and his team close in with help from an unlikely ally—an ageless rock star who summers in town—the trap is set… but one wrong move could leave Gus and his growing family in the crosshairs of a desperate criminal who has nothing left to lose.

In the best tradition of small-town police procedurals packed with suspense, returning villains, personal drama, and explosive New England crime drama, Rainbow's End delivers gritty detection, emotional depth, and heart-pounding tension as Chief Gus Haddock balances badge and baby on the line. If Gus fails to find and arrest the Glitter Girl while convincing Maggie to embrace life as a cop's wife, his town, his career, and his future family could all come crashing down.

Don't miss this explosive third installment in award-winning author James Y. Bartlett's Swamp Yankee Mystery series—grab your copy of Rainbow's End today!