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Coming November 9th!

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I can't wait to get this into the hands of readers. It's a fun mystery unfolding in Colorado. - Phil

Murder on Skis Mysteries

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Vermont-2022

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Colorado-2020

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Adirondacks-2021

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Montana-2019

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Yep. 20th century words captured in 21st century technology.
(Press the image to go to Kindle)

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Murder on Skis Mysteries. 
FINALIST  for
"Best Series in Fiction"
by Chanticleer!

   We're building our calendar for 2023/24 book signings
and the
9 Lives Tour,
this fall. Keep an eye on our websitel

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 Berkshire East Ski Resort & the Crazy Horse Bar keep my books handy on their shelf (upper left corner). Mutual love.

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Witch Window, just named one of top 35 books for a book club by Independent Book Review!

Witch Window. FINALIST for
"Best Cover" 
by Next Generation's Indie Book Awards!
Congrats and Thank You to Carolyn! 

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Hit the button to order 
Witch Window from
Amazon or an
independent book store.

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For our friends in Canada! Push the flag for Amazon.CA button to order now!

Our Friends in Great Britain!
Push this Amazon.UK button to order now!

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My friend and former co-anchor, Subrina Dhammi, visited at West Mountain's 2023 Fall Fest. Lots of great memories.

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I appreciate the interview with Jack Rightmyer and the Times Union. And, he is quite the outdoorsman.
(Click on the TU masthead to read article)

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Witch Window (2022).A pair of bicycle riders discover a corpse on a hot summer day. The dead man is dressed to go snow skiing. His lift ticket says he belongs in Vermont!

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"Promises to thrill and delight. Factual snippets elevate this mystery novel to something more intellectual and valuable."
-Indies Today

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Back Dirt (2021) plunges down the Adirondacks of New York and the Foothills of Northern Colorado.

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    Back Dirt.
   
Finalist for the
     American Fiction Awards

Chock full of exhilarating twists and turns."
-Saratoga Living Magazine

"Phil Bayly spins a captivating yarn."
-Reader's Favorite

  Hit the button to go directly to order page
       for Back Dirt.

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Or

  You can also buy or order our books    at beloved Independent Bookstores.
     If it's not on the shelf, they'll be                 happy to order it for you!

Click to order from:

   Back Dirt was recognized by the International Skiing History Association 
in Sun Valley!
Amazing people and a great organization. Read their magazine! Check out ISHA at skiinghistory.org. 

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Amy Conway has a pretty sharp
eye. She nailed the location of the fictional Battle Ax Ski Resort                in BACK DIRT!

  "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

Loving Lucy (2020) unfolds in Colorado. A state senator from New York is a murder suspect and tracked to his hiding place in the Rocky Mountains.
    

    Wrapping up a business   meeting with the brains of this     operation, my wife Carolyn, in          Fort Collins, Colorado
   at the New Belgium Brewery.

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    Loving Lucy named to shortlist:              2021 Murder & Mayhem Award 
     by Chanticleer Book Reviews!

           "A must-read, hang on to your chair lift!"  - The Grateful Traveler
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"Bayly draws on his experience covering real crimes.. a chilling mystery." - Vail Daily
Hit the Buttons to Order!
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Or
"It's not just about skiing. More than you think. Excellent read."
                  - RCXcellent Adventures
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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!
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  Murder on Skis (2019). A snow princess is found dead at a ski resort in Montana. There may be a serial killer at the winter hot spot.
(Now available on Kindle)

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"Murder on Skis is a must-read
       for all fans of a good 
      murder mystery book."

- Trudi LoPreto,
Readers' Favorite

   
"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"                        

  Hit the button to go   directly to Amazon's           order page.

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   Also available at beloved independent                   book stores online, like:

Or

"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"

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