About this item
On Sunday morning, June 29, 1919, a group of people assemble at the Boulder depot for a trip into the mountains on the Switzerland Trail of America railroad, unsuspecting what lies in store for them. During the journey into the mountains, past relationships and negative feelings between passengers become apparent. After a lunch stop at the mountain destination, everyone returns to the railroad car for the journey back down the mountain--except for one passenger, who arrives only as the train is leaving. He staggers in through the back door of the railroad car, points toward the others and shouts "You assassin" before collapsing in the aisle, dead from a knife wound. Off-duty police officer, Harry McBride, is determined to solve the murder before the train returns to the Boulder station. Armed with motives from the earlier conversations, he sorts through suspects to find the killer. This historical mystery novel provides a snapshot of the city of Boulder, Colorado, and its narrow-gauge railroad in the early years of the twentieth century.
About the Author
In the May, 2008, issue of the AARP Bulletin Mike Befeler was identified as one of four authors in a new emerging mystery sub-genre. Harlan Coben, president of Mystery Writers of America stated, "We've just scratched the surface on geezer-lit. It could be the next frontier in crime fiction." Mike turned his attention to fiction writing after a career in high technology marketing. Mike's published books include six book in the Paul Jacobson Geezer-lit Mystery Series:
- RETIREMENT HOMES ARE MURDER, January, 2007
- LIVING WITH YOUR KIDS IS MURDER, April, 2009 (nominated for the prestigious Lefty Award for the best humorous mystery novel of 2009)
- SENIOR MOMENTS ARE MURDER, August, 2011
- CRUISING IN YOUR EIGHTIES IS MURDER, December, 2012, (a finalist for The Lefty Award for best humorous mystery novel of 2012
- CARE HOMES ARE MURDER, June, 2013
- NURSING HOMES ARE MURDER, May, 2014
Other published books include:
- A paranormal private investigator mystery,THE V V AGENCY, April, 2013
- A paranormal geezer-lit mystery, THE BACK WING, August, 2013
- A theater mystery, MYSTERY OF THE DINNER PLAYHOUSE, January, 2015
- A non-fiction book, FOR LIBERTY: A WORLD WAR II SOLDIER'S INSPIRING LIFE STORY OF COURAGE, SACRIFICE, SURVIVAL AND RESILIENCE May, 2015
- A historical mystery, MURDER ON THE SWITZERLAND TRAIL, October, 2015
- COURT TROUBLE, A PLATFORM TENNIS MYSTERY August, 2016
- An international thriller, THE TESLA LEGACY, February, 2017
Mike holds a Master's degree from UCLA and a Bachelor's degree from Stanford. He grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, and now lives in Lakewood, California. Mike is past president of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of Mystery Writers of America.
