Murder on Mt. McKinley (A Summit Murder Mystery) by Charles G. Irion and Ronald J. Watkins Publisher: Irion Books Available: Winter 2011

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The chief executives of two rival oil companies attempting to construct a new Alaska pipeline decide to merge their efforts and reap billions in profits. When during discussions they decide to climb the highest mountain in North America, they do not expect to die. But they have enemies at every turn and one by one, that’s what begins to happen. Can they all be accidents? Competitors, Inuit and Native American cultists, even environmental extremists, all have motives, but would any of them stoop to murder to stop the development of another oil field in Alaska? As the climbing team descends from the summit and a violent lightening storm engulfs them, it becomes clear that murder is exactly what is occurring. Once again Scott Devlon is thrust into the middle of a murder mystery atop one of the Seven Summits.