Back Dirt
Published by Shires Press
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I'm working on the fourth installment of my Murder on Skis Mystery series. It will be out next fall. It looks like this JC Snow episode is kind of being fueled by Old Engine Oil.
Just back from Sun Valley, where the International Skiing History Association
recognized BACK DIRT at their banquet!
Amazing people and a great organization. Read their magazine! Check it out at skiinghistory.org.
Amy Conway has a pretty sharp
eye. She nailed the location of the fictional Battle Ax Ski Resort in BACK DIRT!
Thank you for the great turnout
at our book signing at
Vischer Ferry General Store.
Great meeting everyone.
We sold out of books!
(But there are more, at bookstores, Amazon, B&N and even on this site!)
"Chock full of exhilarating twists and turns."
- Saratoga Living Magazine
Our thanks to
Saratoga Living Magazine
for naming us a "Hot Read"
for the winter (Page 78).
Thanks to everyone we met on our Midwest Mountain Tour!
We did some skiing. I mean, the whole time wasn't spent consuming warm drinks inside a plastic igloo. But those
weren't the worst moments, either.
"He introduces us to a very patient dead body and gives us just a shimmer of hope that our suspicions are wrong".
-Simply Saratoga Magazine
BACK DIRT unfolds in Ski Country in the Adirondacks of Upstate New York. A murder suspect from Colorado has surfaced there. Does an archaeological dig for old bones at the Battle Ax Ski Resort find fresh blood? Television
reporter JC Snow digs for the truth at the winter hot spot.
My thanks to Joe Donahue
for my interview on
WAMC Radio.
To listen, click on WAMC icon.
Wonderful time at book signing at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs. Thanks to all who came.
We closed the place!
I had a great time on
North Country Public Radio. Thanks to host Mitch Teich!
To listen to the interview,
click on the NCPR logo and
scroll down to my name.
"Phil Bayly spins a captivating yarn.
An engaging story that will leave mystery buffs satisfied and eagerly awaiting the author's next ski mystery."
-Reader's Favorite
Thank you to the Times Union and Kristi Gustafson Barlette for their shout out!
Thanks to the Saratogian for
reporting on our book!
And thank you to the Troy Record!
Grateful to
Clifton Park Neighbors magazine
for their article on BACK DIRT.
Look for the November edition.
More Murder on Skis Mysteries
Published by Shires Press
Loving Lucy has made the shortlist for the 2021 Murder & Mayhem Award, determined by Chanticleer Book Reviews!
"A must-read, hang on to your chair lift!" - The Grateful Traveler
"Bayly draws on his experience covering real crimes.. a chilling mystery." - Vail Daily
"Readers who love a complex adventurous investigative story will find this one quite engaging." - InD'tale Magazine
Loving Lucy is Phil Bayly's exciting sequel
to Murder on Skis.
There is a manhunt for a New York state senator
accused of murder. Cemeteries in Colorado are being
stripped of their sacred treasures. Both criminal
investigations lead JC Snow to a Colorado ski resort.
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Thrilled to be in Halley O'Brien's Snow Report Show!
Our favorite ski show.
Watch our favorite episode!
Thank you, Halley!
Five stars! "My only disappointment was (that) the story ended!"
- RCXcellent Adventures
Glory lives in Montana. She likes napping and reading.
"Murder on Skis is a must-read
for all fans of a good
murder mystery book."
- Trudi LoPreto, Readers' Favorite Five Star Review!
Published by Shires Press
"This is a fabulous novel.. A fantastic writer and story teller. It's amazing when a story stays with you for days. It's a gift. "
Deirdre Stoelzle, Author of "Branded, The Making of a Wyoming Cowgirl"
In Murder on Skis, a beautiful woman is found staring with frozen eyes from a bed of snow at a ski resort in Montana.
There hasn't been a murder in Sierra County for thirty years. But more bodies are discovered and television journalist JC Snow is dispatched to Grizzly Mountain to cover the story.
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"A great page turner. I'm going to suggest it to my book club!"
-Peggy Shinn, author of "World Class,
The Making of the U.S. Women's Cross-Country
Ski Team"
Moose lives in Rhode Island. She likes to play and read.
Eddie lives in Canada. He likes to hang by the p0ol and read.
"It's not just about skiing. More than you think. Excellent read."
- RCXcellent Adventures
