Snowbound

by Chris Phipps

Icy roads, a dark forest, and an  escaped convict on the loose.It’s not the vacation Sarah Wagner had envisioned. Then she takes a wrong turn in the blinding snow, and her car slides off an abandoned road. She’s stranded, and the friend she’s on her way to visit at a remote winter cabin isn’t answering her phone. Sarah can’t stay in the car; she’ll freeze to death. Armed with a lug wrench, she sets out on foot, hoping to find the cabin, and praying the convict doesn’t find her first. That journey through the snowbound forest leads her into a deep mystery and more trouble than she could have imagined. . .

314 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 5, 2016

About the author

Chris Phipps lives in the Sierra Nevada foothills of northern California. She says she didn’t really retire from her job in the corporate world—she just switched professions. She likes the new job better. She started it by researching and writing a family history, and wrote several short stories. One, “Me and Grandpa” was published in the Saturday Evening Post’s online 2015 short story anthology. She has written four mystery novels in the Wagner & Callender series and is currently working on a book with different characters.

Reviews

[Nancy K.]

I had a lot of problems with the book plot. In the end I kept reading just to see how stupid the protagonist was. The heroine leaves her cell phone laying around when she's been asked by the father of a troubled child to keep it locked up. Not once, but at least on two different occasions in which the heroine discovers the child using it. Then she withholds information from the police and is shocked when they suspect her in the disappearance of the man's wife, and later kidnapping of the two girls. Then, she goes back to the scene of the crime thinking she can solve the case when the police can't.

[Wendy Mazza]

Held my interest from the start.

Fascinating story with many twists and turns, I read it in less than a day. This is the first of Chris Phipps books I have read and I hope to read more.

[bonnie kirchner]

Snowbound

This is a very exciting book . I highly recommend it. This book keeps you in suspense up till the very end. For all mystery livery will enjoy this book worth reading.

[Lee Mrazek]

Riveting

Books 1 and 2 of this series are exceptional reads. I highly recommend them if you like mysteries. Looking for more by this author!

[Marcia Frederick]

Yikes!!

This is the second book I've read by this author and it didn't disappoint! What twists and turns and drama! Great read!!

[Jupiter]

4.5!

[Karen L. Minear]

This book was even better than the first one, I almost forgot to breath and couldn't put it down. I love books that portray strong women.

[Mary Baker]

Mystery in Malone

A young woman alone accepts another students invitation to visit her during winter break. The friend is not there when she arrives.

[Jackie]

I really enjoyed this book! There were a few twists and turns that kept me interested and I couldn't put it down. I hadn't read the 1st book in the series, "Love,Murder and a good bottle of wine" but I am working on it and there is also a 3rd in this series that I will be reading next. Highly recommend!

[Jeanine H.]

I have enjoyed Chris's books, however, they are more like short stories. My only complaint.