ย Bitter Roots (Book 1 of Bitter Root Mysteries)
Dispatcher Zak Waller prefers working behind the scenes in the Sheriffโs Office of Lost Trail, Montana, but when a newcomer to the sparely populated town is brutally murderedโand the Sheriff is quick to pin the death on an unknown outsiderโZak starts his own private sleuthing.
On the surface Lost Trail is a picture-perfect western town, offering a simple way of life revolving around the local ranches and ski hill, but Zak knows the truth behind the faรงade. When his old school friend Tiff Masterson, whose family owns a local Christmas tree farm, moves back to town, the two of them join forces to get to the truth about the murder.
Bitter Rootsย is the first of three Bitter Root Mysteries.