Although it may be read singly, Bog Men is the third book in and "The Pittsley County Chronicles and " (preceded by Juckets and Swamp Yankees), with continuing characters. It is the story of the disappearance of a young Cambodian boy from a Massachusetts cranberry bog at the hands of a mysterious cult. It is the most recent abduction investigated by psychologist Julia Arnault and her partner Adam Sabeski. Bog Men (and women) also relates the outrageous attempt by the town of Pittsley to seize land by eminent domain for the development of a revenue-pumping casino and resort.