Murder in the Mountains

Ain’t no mountain high enough to contain this collection of nine fun cozy stories filled with peaks and valleys.

Whether you love spring, summer, fall, or winter in the mountains, you’ll be elevated by cozy mystery authors Gretchen Archer, Leslie Budewitz, Karen Cantwell, Barb Goffman, Eleanor Cawood Jones, Tina Kashian, Shari Randall, Shawn Reilly Simmons, and Cathy Wiley.
Our altitudes are rife with attitude.

Four Seasons of Murder

— Spring

DOUBLE BLUFF, Gretchen Archer, a new short story in the Davis Way series. Two trophy wives and one dead body equals a trip to Lookout Mountain, Tennessee for Davis Way and her co-worker.

FIVE DAYS TO FITNESS, Barb Goffman. A visit to a fitness camp in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains was supposed to be a new beginning for Bree Winterbourne. Instead, it’s a final ending for one of the attendees.

— Summer

THE PICTURE OF GUILT, Leslie Budewitz, a new short story in the Food Lovers’ Village series. Erin Murphy loves her town of Jewel Bay, Montana, which attracts artists, foodies, and other tourists. But one artist’s visit turns deadly.

— Fall

THE LYIN’ WITCH IN THE WARDROBE, Eleanor Cawood Jones. Lorrie George and friends visit the Land of Oz theme park on Beech Mountain, North Carolina, filled with celebrities and jealousy and murder, oh my!

A KILLER POCONO HIKE, Tina Kashian, a short story in the Kebab Kitchen series. Lucy Berberian is desperate for a break from the stress of wedding planning, and the Poconos should have fit the bill. But finding a body in a sinkhole leaves Lucy with a sinking feeling.

— Winter

A PERFECT CLIMB, Shawn Reilly Simmons. A skiing trip in the Australian Alps was supposed to be the perfect start for Caroline Cabot’s perfect marriage. Unfortunately, everything quickly goes downhill, as sore muscles, fighting couples, and a murder ruin the perfection.

THE EDELWEISS EXPRESS, Shari Randall, a new short story in the Lobster Shack series. Allie Larkin was looking forward to her trip to Austria: the snow, skiing, and a Sound of Music Tour. But she wasn’t expecting that the hills would be alive with the sound of…murder?

ONE FLEW OVER THE COCOA’S NEST, Cathy Wiley, a new short story in the Fatal Food Festival series. Former celebrity chef Jackie Norwood was invited to judge a Hot Cocoa festival at a Utah ski resort. Instead, thanks to a blizzard and a murder, she ends up judging the guilt of her fellow guests.

Second in the DESTINATION MURDERS series, Murder in the Mountains follows the well-reviewed Murder at the Beach.