Matt Veal is mysteriously missing and his younger brother, Chuck, is forced to begin the search alone for his whereabouts. When all initial efforts fail, he seeks help from a psychic female co-worker and together they head for middle Georgia for a more face to face approach. Working with nothing more than hunches and gut instinct to guide them, Chuck arrives, stirs the pot, and immediately finds himself up to his armpits in alligators. Chuck's renewed search begins at the old Veal family cemetery and from there it inadvertently starts tripping circuit breakers on the lines of the movers, shakers, and power brokers grid. The panicked criminals send out their army of "Cops in their pocket" fighters and the head on collision of forces leaves an ugly trail of deceit, destruction and financial ruin exposed to all. Everything from the Atlanta drug cartel to the guilty party involved with Chuck's Grandfather's murder sixty years prior, rises to the surface of the septic tank in this southern flavored adventure series. "The Beginning" anchors the full boatload of Whispering Pines books about the Veal family and estates. It's a fast paced, edge of your seat thriller for all ages. Rated PG. Visit the website at http: //www.wellstonpublishing.com