While the Adirondack Mountains are New York's most beautiful region, they have also been plagued by insidious crimes and the nasty escapades of notorious lawbreakers. In 1935, public enemy number one, Dutch Schultz, went on trial and was acquitted in an Adirondack courtroom. Crooks have tried creative methods to sidestep forestry laws that protect the flora of the state park. Members of the infamous Windfall Gang, led by Charles Wadsworth, terrorized towns and hid out in the high mountains until their dramatic 1899 capture. In the 1970s, the Adirondack Serial Killer, Robert Francis Garrow, petrified campers in the hills. Join local author Dennis Webster as he explores the wicked deeds and sinister characters hidden among the Adirondacks' peaks.

Venture into the unknown in this collection of mysterious short stories set in the mountains and lakes of the Adirondack Park. From cozy quilt mysteries to vengeful killers, backcountry whodunits, classic crime scenes and paranormal investigations, Adirondack Mysteries has something for everyone. Follow a sleuthing surgeon investigate a questionable cause of death; tag along with an unlikely duo as they get to the bottom of a nearby explosion; meet the newly retired police detective who gets pulled back into duty to find an elusive killer; are ghosts to blame for the mysterious happenings on the shore of Mirror Lake? From mushroom farms to vacation homes, crimes of passion and hauntings of supernatural proportion, all of stories within will grip readers from the very beginning. This fourth installment edited by Dennis Webster features thrillers and mysteries by popular Adirondack authors, award-winning crime fiction writers, and locals born and raised in the shadows of the high peaks.

The Adirondacks hold many secrets and mysteries. What happened on the top of Panther Mountain? Do you dare dig deeper into the Adirondack General Hospital morgue? Did Bigfoot commit in murder in Lumberjack Hollow? Will the Adirondack Detective Jason Black, solve his next case? Adirondack Mysteries and Other Mountain Tales is a collection of mysteries and thrillers that take place in the rugged and hearty Adirondack Mountains of New York State. So spark the flame in your fireplace, sit in your stuffed chair, dim the lights and prepare to be tantalized.