Secrets of the Mountain: A Mystery Thriller

By J. J. Bergquist

Determined, gutsy, and a bit self-destructive , Ivy Conner hasn't caught a break in life. Two years earlier, her drunken husband wrapped his car around a tree and died. And surprise, he was deeply in debt. Armed only with a wry sense of humor and an inner toughness, Ivy sold everything she owned to pursue her dream. Her new life is working beside three brawny men in the remote mountains of northwest Montana, determined to fulfill her company's first contract: To restore a 15,000-acre abandoned mine claim for inclusion in the National Forest system. Despite a bottom-of-the-barrel unruly crew, scorn from the local loggers, a trespassing poacher of a deputy sheriff, and mysterious rumors of the mine's dark history, Ivy is making progress. Until a record-breaking storm catches her crew high on a mountainside in a torrential downpour. A crippled plane appears out of the maelstrom, flying low and trailing smoke. Instead of rescuing innocent passengers, Ivy, Nick, Leo, and Johnny find their lives inexorably changed as they are thrown into the deadly path of a horrible long-buried secret hidden in the heart of the mountain. A secret with many lethal tentacles. As Ivy pieces together the mystery, the question is no longer will the authorities believe her. Instead it becomes, can she survive long enough to tell anyone? If you like murder mystery thrillers that unfold in wilderness forests with fast-paced twists and turns, a delightful romance, and an ending you don't see coming, this book should hit the spot. Give it a try: Select the Kindle version and click on LOOK INSIDE to preview the first 36 pages.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DC6ZX6PX
• ISBN13: 9798335067966
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.8" x 5.0"