Mystery & Suspense

Borderland

Sam Westin Mystery Series #5

by Pamela Beason
Wildlife photographer Jade Silva’s last text message is a photo of a rare jaguar at the US-Mexico border wall. When Jade vanishes, her fellow Southwestern Research Station volunteer, Sam Westin, agonizes that something terrible has happened. But finding Jade seems an almost impossible mission in a rugged area overrun by undocumented immigrants, Border Patrol agents, vigilantes, construction crews, human traffickers, drug smugglers, and violent cartel thugs. Trying to rescue her friend, Sam is sucked into a maelstrom of desperation, deceit, and danger.

Backcountry

Sam Westin Mystery Series #4

by Pamela Beason
Nature lovers Kyla Quintana-Johnson and her mother Kim Quintana have been brutally murdered on a popular trail in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, and grief weighs heavily on Summer “Sam” Westin.

Undercurrents

Sam Westin Mystery Series #3

by Pamela Beason
Scuba diving off the Galápagos Islands, wildlife biologist and freelance writer Summer “Sam” Westin is not only out of her element–she’s plunged right into a dangerous conflict between fishermen and environmentalists. She gets caught up in a deadly game of survival of the fittest, and her dream assignment turns into a nightmare.

Bear Bait

Sam Westin Mystery Series #2

by Pamela Beason
Sam Westin is working near Olympic National Park as a wildlife biologist when an explosion and fire destroy the tranquility of the wilderness. When the blaze is extinguished, a body is discovered in the embers–a young woman barely clinging to life. Sam wants answers—but someone else wants her out of the way before she finds them.

Daphne du Maurier Award

Endangered

Sam Westin Mystery Series #1

by Pamela Beason
When two-year-old Zack Fischer vanishes from a campground, the television news instantly convicts the park’s cougars. Internet writer/reporter Summer “Sam” Westin is forced to battle a media blitz, the hysterical public, and a flash flood to expose the human kidnapper she believes is hiding in the Utah wilderness.

1st Place: Chanticleer Blue Ribbon Contest

The Only One Left

Neema Mystery Series #3

by Pamela Beason
What does a human finger bone found by a signing gorilla have to do with Detective Matthew Finn’s case of two missing girls? Maybe nothing. Maybe everything.

The Only Clue

Neema Mystery Series #2

by Pamela Beason
After a crowded open house at her research center, Grace discovers that her worst nightmare has come true. All three apes—Gumu, Neema, and baby Kanoni—have vanished, leaving behind only one clue: a huge pool of blood.

Winner of the Mystery & Mayhem Grand Prize Award

The Only Witness

Neema Mystery Series #1

by Pamela Beason
A missing baby. A teenage mother suspected of murder. A jaded detective whose reputation is on the line. A signing gorilla destined for the auction block. A scientist who is about to lose everything. Will the revelation that a gorilla is the only witness to the crime save or doom everyone involved?

Grand Prize Winner: Chanticleer Book Reviews Blue Ribbon Contest