Summer Westin Mystery

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. It's a young woman from the park's summer trail crew-and she's barely clinging to life. Sensing something sinister, Sam starts asking questions. Who started the fire? Do these events have something to do with an old gold mine? Is the recent sighting of an illegal bear hunter just coincidence? Sam wants the answers-but someone else wants her out of the way before she finds them... Readers have compared this series to Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon mysteries and to C.J. Box's early Joe Pickett series.

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... When Sam is hired to cover a marine survey expedition to the Galápagos, she jumps at the opportunity--though she has to fudge the truth about her diving expertise. But amidst the giant tortoises, marine iguanas, and schooling hammerheads of Darwin's enchanted islands, Sam gets caught up in deadly game of survival of the fittest, and her dream assignment turns into a nightmare. When her diving partner's air supply is contaminated with carbon monoxide on their very first dive, she wonders if someone is trying to sabotage the expedition. Sea cucumbers and shark fins are valuable commodities in the Asian market. How far will the poachers go? With no one watching their backs, Sam starts to suspect they may already be in over their heads--dealing with human predators more deadly than any shark... Readers have compared this series to Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon mysteries and to C.J. Box's early Joe Pickett series.