A Murder in Zion
A National Park Mystery
Oceanview Publishing · Print & ebook · March 4, 2025
Beautiful views, deadly encounters Grief-stricken over her mother’ s death and bruised by her failure on her most recent case, Special Agent Emmeline Helliwell with the National Park Service returns to her Utah hometown to heal and regroup.
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- Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy murder investigations set in national parks
- Themes
- Grief and healing, Murder investigation, Secrets beneath scenic beauty
- Pacing
- Fast
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Beautiful views, deadly encounters Grief-stricken over her mother’ s death and bruised by her failure on her most recent case, Special Agent Emmeline Helliwell with the National Park Service returns to her Utah hometown to heal and regroup. She’ s determined to turn in her badge and take over her mother’ s bakery for a much quieter life . . . until the body of a childhood friend turns up in The Narrows of Zion National Park.
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The case is too personal for Emme to turn down, but the seemingly simple investigation turns treacherous as clues that connect to her previous case grow too glaring to ignore. When bodies start to pile up, Emme must track down the killer before they take more lives, venturing deep into Zion National Park to uncover the sordid secrets hiding beneath its stunning beauty. Perfect for fans of C. J. Box and Lisa Gardner
Who it’s for
- Readers who enjoy murder investigations set in national parks
- Readers drawn to cases linked to an investigator’s previous case
Where it sits
| Police Procedurals | 43% |
|---|---|
| Suspense | 42% |
| Women Detectives | 41% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Women Detectives
- Crime Fiction
- LGBTQ+ Fiction
- Travel & Vacation Stories
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- Parks & Camping
- Authors
- Nicole Maggi
- Publisher
- Oceanview Publishing
- Published
- March 4, 2025
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Grief and healing · Murder investigation · Secrets beneath scenic beauty
- Reading lane
- Women Detectives