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A local reporter discovers murder amid the debris of a Montana mountain fire in this thriller series debut by the author of the Sarah Burke Mysteries. In Clarks Fort, Montana, a fire on Meredith Mountain burns through Labor Day weekend. It is a terrifying sight, leaving a trail of havoc and destruction in its wake. Alice Adams, editor of the Clarks Fort Guardian, is determined to get the whole story with the help of her reporter nephew, Stuart Campbell. But when the fire is finally contained, the mop-up crew discover the burned body of a man under a fallen log. Suddenly Alice and Stuart have a new story to investigate. It appears that the man died in the fire. But with no ID, and nobody able to identify the body, Alice and Stuart are determined to find out who the man was and what he was doing on Meredith Mountain. Could the stranger have been connected to the towns growing opioid problem?
About the Author
Elizabeth Gunn is an American author of mystery novels. Gunn lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband. Her careful research into police techniques results in "precision-tooled procedurals" according to Marilyn Stasio of The New York Times. One series is set the fictional city of Rutherford, Minnesota. A second is set in Tucson, where she moved in 1999. Her publishers include Walker, Dell, Harlequin, Forge, and Severn House. Gunn is a former Innkeeper who began her writing career doing freelance travel articles. She grew up in the Southeast Minnesota of her Jake Hines novels.
