Bøger af Janet McDermott

RV camping in Buena Vista, Colorado, should have been a quiet escape for Bix; instead, it became a vortex of fracking disputes, sibling rivalry and murder. As fate would have it, Bix's trailer site was smack-dab in the middle of the Holden family reunion from North Dakota. She soon learned that the Holdens were enmeshed in a controversy between fracking and environmental preservation; a dilemma that stalked the family moving them ever closer to inevitable murder. No one could have guessed that the family dispute over mineral rights was a financial scheme involving both Colorado and North Dakota. Bix and her little dog, Simon, found themselves trapped in this web of intrigue. Unfortunately, greed had come knocking and everyone would have to pay the price.

Chaos comes to visit the small mountain town of Tiptop, Colorado. Political scrimmages and murder reign in this suspenseful fictional murder mystery. The local population is left with a choice between a government's eminent domain domination or landowner rights. No one is left unscathed. The familiar fictional characters from the Colorado Mountain Mystery Caper Series are of no exception. Bix and Bernie find themselves drawn into the fray along with the High Altitude Pursuit Team members. HAPT is ordered to solve the murders and keep the peace. Bix and Bernie find themselves negotiating and organizing with the local population. The unexpected twists and turns of this mystery plot will keep the reader intrigued and enthralled.

Binky was a simple man who owned his piece of paradise located in the Gore Range Central Mountains of Colorado. His family trust fund from the seventies had diminished over the years. What with the cost of living increasing all the time, he found himself needing funds for his retirement. Hell, selling one old mining claim should have been simple. Lot 36 was far enough away from Binky's cabin that the purchase would not intrude upon his lifestyle, or so he thought. He had hidden himself away in the mountains for so many years that one could call him naïve. Binky was a smart man, but his self imposed isolation did have a tendency to restrict his understanding of the evils that lurked in society. The present day scams were just waiting for someone like him with secrets buried in his past.When he realized that selling might have been a mistake, Binky turned to one of his trusted friends, Bix Bixler. She wasn't afraid to investigate any type of environmental injustice. Shortly after comprehending Binky's problem, Bix and Bernie, found themselves in need of professional help. They enlisted the familiar characters of the Colorado Mountain Mystery Caper Series into Binky's dilemma.Short handed because of wildfires, the Summit group found themselves buried in an international scheme. Murder and technological warfare, loomed on their horizon. Out numbered and terrified, the Summit locals hired a computer guru to even the score. Balancing the age old mountain tracking techniques with computer savvy became their assault weapon. Besides, how complicated could this resource heist be; how could a simple bottle of water become so dangerous?

New collection of stories from lesbian, gay and transgender foster and adoptive parents about the challenges and rewards of parenting children of all ages. Interviews with some of the first LGBT families to adopt or foster also gives unique insight into parenting adolescent and adult children with reflections on recent policy and cultural changes.