Rowland will host book signing
Fremont County resident M.L. Rowland will hold a book signing from 1-5 p.m. Aug. 29 at Barnes & Noble, 4300 Pueblo Fwy. in Pueblo. Her newest book, ‘Murder on the Horizon,’ the third in the breakout series of Search and Rescue mysteries, will be available, as will the first two books in the series.
Fremont County resident M.L. Rowland’s “Murder on the Horizon,” the third in the breakout series of Search and Rescue mysteries, releases Tuesday. The series is published by Penguin Publishing Group under its Berkeley Prime Crime label.
“Murder on the Horizon” returns readers to Timber Creek, where the hot, dry Santa Ana winds are blowing. But more than just the threat of wildfire endangers the tiny mountain community…
Gracie and her Search and Rescue teammates are searching along the highway in the middle of the blisteringly hot Mojave Desert when they make a grisly discovery—a trash bag containing human body parts. Not long after, Gracie’s growing friendship with a ten-year-old runaway draws her unwittingly into the secretive, hate-filled world of the boy’s family—a group of gun-toting extremists. As a wildfire roars into Timber Creek, Gracie finds herself caught up in an explosive plot that, unless she stops it, will destroy countless innocent lives.
For a dozen years, Rowland served as an active member of a busy mountain Search and Rescue team in southern California, participating in hundreds of missions and trainings. Many of the area descriptions, incidents and Search and Rescue protocol and procedures are based on her experiences on the team.
Rowland’s first two books in the series, “Zero-Degree Murder” and “Murder off the Beaten Path,” were both released in 2014 to excellent reviews. Of “Zero-Degree Murder,” Library Journal wrote: “This exciting, seriously good adventure debut deserves a place in your book carts. With her spunky female leading the way, Rowland dishes out generous portions of adrenaline rush. …Her adventure writing style has real flair.”
Soft-cover and electronic versions of all three books are available at Amazon (www.amazon.com) and Barnes and Noble (www.barnesandnoble.com), in Barnes and Noble bookstores, as well as local bookstores and libraries.
Rowland now lives with her family in south-central Colorado.
