Crime Thriller / Suspense
Date Published: 09-07-2026
Publisher: Mission Point Press
Turtle Lake is a gripping tale of revenge, survival, and the intricate
interplay between human nature and the natural world. The story follows Jim
Peters, the comptroller at Ramsey Motors, who uncovers a corrupt scheme by the
company and its insurer, U.S. Underwriters, to defraud employees of their
retirement and insurance benefits before moving operations overseas.
Infuriated, he devises an elaborate extortion plan to expose their corruption
and protect the employees through a spectacular plot that ends up achieving
national headlines. To accomplish his plan, Peters uses simple, everyday
methods and lessons learned from alpha predators in the natural world.
Interview
Is There a Message in Your Novel That You Want Readers to Grasp?
The laws of nature rule everything on earth, whether we know it or not.
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
The whole world is a challenge. Life is a challenge. Solving problems is survival. A rabbit who doesn't realize not to eat grass in an open field didn't solve a problem of survival and thus doesn't survive. Never take "no" for an answer. Even if your shoelaces aren't tied to your satisfaction, stop and make them do what you want them to do. They are not in charge. You are.
How many books have you written and which is your favorite?
1. The Journeyman Piano Player: Adventures in Gracious Dining
2. The Blue Horse (children's book)
3. The Black & White Cow That Went Flat (children's book)
4. The Three-Legged Cat (Poetry collection)
5. The Dissection of Anton Probst: A historical novel from the 1860s of a diabolical murderer in the Philadelphia area
6. Father Davenport: A fictional account of what could happen if a true con man took on the role of a small town minister
If you had the chance to cast your main character from Hollywood today, who would you pick and why?
Leonardo DiCaprio for Jim Peters and Tom Hanks for Charley Jones
When did you begin writing?
I first began writing in the 1970s for music publications.
How long did it take to complete your first book?
It took only a few weeks.
Did you have an author who inspired you to become a writer?
No author inspired me to be a writer. But my father, David Milne, told me when I was ten years old, "If someone else can do it, so can you." He wasn't an author but he was a very clear thinker and rose to high positions in business. His advice when I was ten told me I could be as good as any of the greats, but I would have to learn how to get there.
What is your favorite part of the writing process?
Getting started is the hardest. Once I'm started, the whole thing becomes my favorite part.
Describe your latest book in 4 words.
Crime/Thriller personal experience
Can you share a little bit about your current work or what is in the future for your writing?
Since I'm 84 years old, my future in writing is to bring my previous books to publication.
About the Author
Bob Milne has been hailed throughout his 60-year career as one of the
best ragtime/boogie-woogie piano players of all time. A solo concert
performer, he traveled all over the world playing for dignitaries and
celebrities as well as small town audiences. He was given the title of
National Treasure by the Library of Congress and deemed an Ambassador of Music
by the U.S. Department of State.
Bob’s extraordinary musical abilities were the subject of numerous brain
studies, which have inspired a popular RadioLab podcast.
Little did they know that Bob was also a talented writer.
For years he wrote articles about his saloon-playing days for music
publications. Many of these stories were compiled into a book called The
Journeyman Piano Player: Adventures in Gracious Dining. Bob has written reams
of poetry, some of which became lyrics to songs that he composed. The longest
piece of poetry he ever wrote was the lyric book for The Legend of Sleepy
Hollow, a grand opera he composed and orchestrated.
Mr. Milne has been fascinated by nature his entire life. At a young age he
realized that instincts are present in all species of birds, mammals
(including humans), and literally every living thing in nature. He has used
this information countless times over his lifetime to predict what the human
species will do in future situations.
Bob is now retired from the long piano tours and is enjoying his woodland
home. Today he spends his time studying nature in the woods. Signed copies of
his book may be purchased through his website.
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