Whistling River Lodge Mysteries Series

Whistling Down the Wind: Back Cover Copy Everyone in the small town of Whistling River, Oregon harbors secrets. Affairs. Embezzlement. Murder. Glenna McClain, general manager and part owner of the Whistling River Resort and Golf Course, will do anything to protect her beloved Lodge, up to and including helping the former owner fake his death to escape the IRS, ICE, and Las Vegas mob debt collectors. But when her bigamous ex-husband Jared turns up dead in the water hazard of the ninth fairway and Glenna is suspected of his murder, she must enlist the aid of her attractive new security chief, Craig Knutsen, a former police detective with secrets of his own. Then two more of Jared's widows appear, none of whom he has bothered to divorce or marry legitimately, and an arsonist strikes, Glenna and Craig must win the trust of the local police chief, ask for the help of the local coven, and deal with a ghost in order to find a killer before he burns down the Lodge. The last complication they need is a workplace romance, because that never works. Right?

An antique steam tractor pull removes a stump at the Whistling River Resort and Golf Course, revealing a skeleton in the root ball of a man who has been both shot and hung. Glenna McClain, general manager and part owner of the resort fears the assortment of police, FBI, ATF, and potential suspects descending on the golf course will prevent her one and only chance to have the course reconfigured by a top designer from Scotland. She needs to find the killer before she loses the land to a Japanese developer. Violent protestors from the Viet Nam War era and IRA agents all seem involved and return to Whistling River. Every one of them has a different agenda, and a motive. Fortunately, Glenna's security Chief, Craig Knudsen, a former police detective, has a hobby of investigating conspiracies and unsolved crimes. Craig and Glenna grow closer as they uncover clues to the truth of old conspiracies and new crimes caused by gun-running forty years ago. Miles Sinnot, an ATF agent with a huge stake in the outcome of the investigation, and a growing attraction with Glenna, takes over the investigation when local authorities fail. But can any man compete with the lodge for Glenna's love?

The Grand Festival of Highland Arts and Games has descended upon the Whistling River Resort and Golf Course. Glenna McClain, General Manager and part owner of the lodge, has her hands full of bagpipers, dancers, and officious officials. Among them prances the criminal ex-lover of Glenna's security chief Craig Knutsen. He will have to face his carefully guarded secrets once and for all. Glenna bonds with her Scottish ancestral roots and a young girl piper who might prove to be a prodigy, if she survives the emotional abuse of her teacher and parents. The renowned—but much despised—piping judge seemingly succumbs to his alcoholism, but Glenna and Craig suspect murder. The list of potential killers is a lot longer than the victim's resume of impressive credentials. ATF agent Miles Sinnot arrives to investigate a whiskey smuggling ring involving the Festival's predilection for expensive Scotch, seriously complicating Glenna's love life. Glenna must protect her beloved lodge and guests from a killer, while juggling two jealous boyfriends. What's a woman to do to get a little peace?

The Cascadia Paranormal Society invades the Whistling River Lodge, but they are searching for more than ghosts. Albert Allegheny demands that Lodge-owners Glenna McClain and her new husband Craig Knudsen turn over all the evidence they have collected on Bigfoot. She has spotted a few suspicious things in the forest, but evidence? No way. Except the pandemic has cost the local community dearly, and the dollars this obnoxious man represents could help the town. Then a member of the Society shows up dead, and the resident ghosts go to ground. That means cancelling the Halloween party and Masque Ball, threatening Glenna's bottom line even more—not to mention the poor night clerk accused of the crime. Then Glenna discovers Albert Allegheny is a dangerous fraud out to steal her business. To save her lodge and her community, Glenna has to find the murderer and expose Allegheny for what he is. With a little help from her new husband—the hotel security chief—her best friend—the local resident witch—and some surprise dancing guests, the lodge community team up to solve the crime and save the lodge. The ghosts have few other surprises in mind as well.