Summit Murder Mystery Series

Murder on Everest – When Derek Sodoc, only son of the world’s richest and most powerful man dies attempting to climb Mt. Everest, questions are raised. Was it the mountain? Or perhaps something more sinister. After reading the book Abandoned on Everest that details Derek Sodoc’s untimely death, Sodoc’s father convinces the surviving expedition members to return to Everest – presumably to recover Derek’s body. With billions at stake and a relentless father searching for someone to blame, everyone is a suspect. Set against the backdrop of the world’s highest and deadliest mountain, Murder on Everest is filled with intrigue, sex, betrayal and mystery. It is unlike any murder mystery you’ve ever read. Be sure to read Abandoned on Everest , the companion prequel to this exciting debut novel. Murd er on Elbrus – Murder on Elbrus begins with world famous mountaineer Scott Devlon scarcely recovered from the disaster told in Murder on Everest , when he is sent to observe ...

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) – A 73-year-old Japanese woman climbed to Mount Everest 's peak Saturday, smashing her own record to again become the oldest woman to scale the world's highest mountain. Tamae Watanabe reached Everest's 8,850-meter-high (29,035-foot-high) summit from the northern side of the mountain in Tibet on Saturday morning with four other team members, said Ang Tshering of the China Tibet Mountaineering Association in Nepal. Watanabe had climbed Everest in 2002 at the age of 63 to become the oldest woman to scale the mountain. She had retained the title until she topped herself a decade later. Tshering said Watanabe and the other team members are in good condition and are on their way back to the base of the mountain. Watanabe and her team left the last high altitude camp located at 8,300 meters (27,225 feet) Friday night and climbed all night before reaching the summit Saturday morning. Weather conditions have improved on the mountai...

As an alumnus of the class of 1975, I was excited to read about the availability of the Thunderbird license plate and was one of the first to purchase it.  There is a dramatic tie in to Thunderbird and what I do for business which is writing murder mysteries about the highest mountains on each of the world's seven continents, Murder on Everest, Murder on Everest, Murder on Mt. McKinley, Murder on Puncak Jaya, Murder on Aconcagua, Murder on Vinson Massif and Murder on Kilimanjaro , all of which are available on the Thunderbird Bookshelf. One of my philanthropic endeavors is Project C.U.R.E. of which I am currently an advisory board member here in Phoenix AZ.  Project C.U.R.E. is the largest supplier of donated medical equipment in the world.  Project C.U.R.E. has touched lives in over 120 countries to date.  I've been involved in a number of missions with Project C.U.R.E., to South American countries as well as African countries.  The license plate encompa...