"From a bizarre true story, Ruth Mather has crafted a novel of suspense. You will discover a long vanished near-paradise in the mountains of a the West, followed by events both horrible and haunting. In clear smooth prose she tells of events that happened long ago but which you will find hard to forget after you have finished the book. The title says unsolved, but the author gives a reconstruction of the crimes based on research she undertook later in life, and which will shock you when you read the surprise ending."

--Editor Louis Schmittroth