FATAL VIEWS: A Tails and Trails Mystery (The Tails and Trails Mysteries Book 3)
By Hailey Hartley
When park ranger Jade Morgan and her Border Collie mix Summit discover the body of popular hiking influencer Kyle Brenner at the base of Eagle’s Point overlook, it looks like a tragic accident. But a second set of footprints at the scene tells a different story—someone stood there and watched him fall. With Kyle’s journal missing and a cryptic note left behind, Jade realizes the young man’s death was no accident. He was murdered, and someone in the tight-knit community of Ridgeline is responsible.
Kyle had spent two weeks in town investigating a controversial luxury resort development, meeting with both passionate conservationists and ambitious developers. As Jade digs deeper into his final days, she uncovers a web of secrets, lies, and bitter rivalries that divide the small mountain town. Everyone Kyle spoke with had something to hide, and someone had enough to lose that they were willing to kill. Between a bitter divorced couple on opposite sides of the debate, a protective project manager, and a young woman caught between conflicting loyalties, Jade has no shortage of suspects—but the evidence keeps pointing in different directions.
With the help of her friend Tessa and Summit’s nose for clues, Jade must untangle the truth before the killer can cover their tracks for good. But in a case where nearly everyone has a motive and the wilderness holds its secrets close, finding justice for Kyle means exposing lies that powerful people would do anything to protect. In the mountains of Eagle’s Crest State Park, some views are worth killing for—and the truth is the most dangerous vista of all.
When park ranger Jade Morgan and her Border Collie mix Summit discover the body of popular hiking influencer Kyle Brenner at the base of Eagle’s Point overlook, it looks like a tragic accident. But a second set of footprints at the scene tells a different story—someone stood there and watched him fall. With Kyle’s journal missing and a cryptic note left behind, Jade realizes the young man’s death was no accident. He was murdered, and someone in the tight-knit community of Ridgeline is responsible.
Kyle had spent two weeks in town investigating a controversial luxury resort development, meeting with both passionate conservationists and ambitious developers. As Jade digs deeper into his final days, she uncovers a web of secrets, lies, and bitter rivalries that divide the small mountain town. Everyone Kyle spoke with had something to hide, and someone had enough to lose that they were willing to kill. Between a bitter divorced couple on opposite sides of the debate, a protective project manager, and a young woman caught between conflicting loyalties, Jade has no shortage of suspects—but the evidence keeps pointing in different directions.
With the help of her friend Tessa and Summit’s nose for clues, Jade must untangle the truth before the killer can cover their tracks for good. But in a case where nearly everyone has a motive and the wilderness holds its secrets close, finding justice for Kyle means exposing lies that powerful people would do anything to protect. In the mountains of Eagle’s Crest State Park, some views are worth killing for—and the truth is the most dangerous vista of all.