Kayla Brodie Mysteries: Books 1-6
(2025)(A book in the Kayla Brodie Mystery series)
An omnibus of novels by Vivian Vale
The Kayla Brodie Mystery Series
Six Books of Adventure, Mystery, and Justice in New York's Most Beautiful State ParksFrom Waterfalls to Wilderness, Every Paradise Hides a Secret
When freelance travel photographer Kayla Brodie takes magazine assignments in New York's stunning state parks, she expects to capture breathtaking landscapes—not solve murders. But with her loyal black Labrador Nox at her side and a photographer's eye for detail, Kayla keeps stumbling into mysteries that need more than just a camera to resolve.
Book 1: Shadows in the Gorge(Letchworth State Park)A missing environmental researcher. Illegal dumping in pristine wilderness. A powerful businessman with everything to lose. When Kayla's photography session turns into a crime scene investigation, she learns that some secrets are worth killing for—and some truths are worth the danger of exposing them.
Book 2: Murder on the Gorge Trail(Watkins Glen State Park)An Instagram influencer's deadly fall from Rainbow Falls looks like an accident—until Kayla's trained photographer's eye spots the details everyone else missed. In a world of social media fame and professional jealousy, the line between accident and murder is as treacherous as the gorge itself.
Book 3: The Stillness of Green Lake(Green Lakes State Park)When a dedicated water quality researcher drowns in the very lakes he was trying to protect, Kayla discovers that environmental science and corporate greed make for a deadly combination. Sometimes the most dangerous predators aren't in the wilderness—they're in the boardroom.
Book 4: The Thousand Islands Secret(Thousand Islands/Wellesley Island)A passionate historian's quest for Prohibition-era treasure turns fatal when greed overrides friendship. Among the castle ruins and hidden islands of the St. Lawrence River, Kayla uncovers a criminal conspiracy that proves some partnerships are worth more dead than alive.
Book 5: The Cliffside Confession(Chimney Bluffs State Park)A geology student's disappearance near the dramatic lake bluffs reveals an environmental crime ring operating across multiple states. When legitimate research threatens criminal profits, even graduate students become targets in a conspiracy that reaches into the highest levels of government.
Book 6: Echoes of the Island Fog(Wellesley Island - Remote Interior)In the isolated interior of Wellesley Island, a nature expert's disappearance exposes the dark side of rural isolation. When helpful neighbors become dangerous obsessors, Kayla must navigate the thin line between protection and imprisonment in her most personal case yet.
Genre: Mystery
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