Our favorite holiday wine is bottled in Washingtonville, NY but I did not know it was near the New York Animal Import Center (NYAIC) in Newburgh, NY where this novel reveals that quarantined animals and some destined for that Plum Island installation neare the North Fork of Long Island is located. Nelson Demille portrays an entertaining investigation and resolution of many murders along with intrigue about Captain Kidd and long missing Pirate treasure. I suspected much of the plot early in the novel but I enjoyed the amusing banter of the convalescing NYPD detective and his misadventures.