Killing Frost

Garth Ryland Mystery #11

by John R. Riggs

A newspaperman in a small rural town in Wisconsin, Garth Ryland investigates the discovery of a dismembered body in a trash can, setting his sights on the town's two usual outlaws and a self-proclaimed witch named Stella. IP.

Genres: Mystery

299 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1995

About the author

Since 1971, John has lived in Putnam County, Indiana, currently on a small farm southeast of Greencastle. Throughout those years he has worked as a teacher, football coach , quality control foreman, carpenter, and wood-splitter. From 1979-1997 he assisted James R. Gammon of DePauw University with Gammon's landmark research on the Wabash River. Presently, as he has done for the past twenty years John works as a researcher for the DePauw University Archives.

John is author of 13 books in the Garth Ryland mystery series, several published articles, and the Bicentennial History bulletins for the Indiana United Methodist Church. His works in progress include a Garth Ryland mystery and Me ,Darst, and Alley Oop Walking the Dog, both memoirs. River Rats, a coming of age novel, set along the Wabash River in the 1950's.

Reviews

[Carolyn Virginia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Takes place in Oakell, a fictional town in Adams Count WI. Main characters are Special Deputy Garth Ryland (who's a newspaper editor), his housekeeper Ruth and his girlfriend ED MD Abby Airhart. Interesting set of eccentric characters. I detected one bit of racism so probably won't read again.

[Russ Cross · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I'll have to look for more by this author.