The Town Council Killing
(2026)(The fifth book in the Mountainwood Mystery series)
A novel by Sarah Lundin
When Elsie Harper wins a seat on the Mountainwood Town Council, she expects budget debates and zoning disputes. She doesn't expect to uncover a web of shell companies, corrupted officials, and a mining corporation that has been quietly buying influence in her beloved mountain town for years.
Then the council chairman turns up dead.
The police have their suspect. The town has made up its mind. But Elsie — innkeeper, former bartender, and the most inconveniently curious woman in Mountainwood — isn't convinced. With her border collie Murphy at her side and powerful people telling her to stop asking questions, she keeps asking them anyway.
Because someone is willing to do a great deal to keep Mountainwood's secrets buried.
And Elsie Harper has never been easy to discourage.
Genre: Mystery
Then the council chairman turns up dead.
The police have their suspect. The town has made up its mind. But Elsie — innkeeper, former bartender, and the most inconveniently curious woman in Mountainwood — isn't convinced. With her border collie Murphy at her side and powerful people telling her to stop asking questions, she keeps asking them anyway.
Because someone is willing to do a great deal to keep Mountainwood's secrets buried.
And Elsie Harper has never been easy to discourage.
Genre: Mystery
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