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Turtle Lake is a story that could have actually happened. Bob Milne describes how the information behind the storyline took place in the Preface of the book. Fearful of telling anyone of what he'd learned, he kept all details to himself for many years. When he married Linda in 1978, she convinced him to write the story but disguise the original facts he'd been told. Once completed, law enforcement officials in Detroit wrote on the back cover that the book should be published "for the public safety."
Bob created Jim Peters, who lives on Turtle Lake somewhere in the Grayling, Michigan, area. The storyline then is hatched from Peters' cabin on the left, and became known as "the heist of the century" once all the dust settled.
Jim Peters, an honest, brilliant, and hardworking comptroller of Ramsey Motors, near Detroit, uncovers a reprehensible plan by the company brass to screw all their employees, including himself, out of everything they've ever worked for. He decides to punish them in spectacular fashion, exposing their plans to the world in the process, and reestablishing the funds for their employees.
A Brutal Lesson is Learned
In formulating his plans, Jim Peters studies a golden eagle during the early stages of this story. Since the eagle is an alpha predator, he wonders if he can learn anything from it while planning his caper. He takes his binoculars to the edge of the lake and looks out to the island to view its nest. He learns why it's called an alpha predator the hard way and much more than he bargained for from it. He incorporates this information into his own plans.
The drawing on the right, by Linda Milne, is in the book. The photo on the left demonstrates that what is described in the book can actually happen.
Simple, everyday items are used to thwart sophisticated equipment.
Seemingly innocent pigeons play a key role in the escape.
A green wire mesh trash can foils the pursuers.
Even the workings of a hay baling machine facilitate the getaway.
Attempts to bug telephones and trace incoming calls turn out to be laughable.
Charley Jones is the old man that lives in the only other cabin on Turtle Lake. Charley has studied nature his entire life. He has learned that by understanding the habits and nuances of the creatures in nature, it becomes easy to predict what humans will do.
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