The Alpine Journey

Fiction Mystery Detective Fiction Thriller

Description

When editor-publisher Emma Lord finds herself away from her usual beat, a sensational murder in a picturesque Oregon seashore village pulls her into a case that refuses to stay simple. The victim, Audrey Imhoff, seems to have been targeted in a moment of vulnerability, and the shock deepens when her husband vanishes a week later—leaving their three adolescent children oddly untroubled by his disappearance. As Emma digs for answers, she uncovers a web of secrets, shifting loyalties, and unsettling motives beneath the town’s charming surface. Blending sharp small-town observation with high-stakes suspense, this novel explores the themes of family dysfunction, the stories people tell to survive, and how quickly danger can turn a vacation into a fight for the truth.