Backyard Volcano

by Kathryn Lane

In this collection of short stories, author Kathryn Lane often fulfills the promise of mysteries of the heart while also surprising you with mysteries of life. Some of the stories are fun and humorous while others are ghost stories, romance gone wrong, or simply a fusion of fantasy and reality.

The anchor story, Backyard Volcano, covers the life of a young girl, Patricia, who inspired by her grandmother’s stories on volcanos, becomes a volcanologist and travels to Mexico to study the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt. Patricia visits her grandmother’s hometown only to uncover her grandmother’s shocking secrets.

A few stories contain secrets you’ll want to discover.

122 pages, Paperback

Published April 11, 2017

About the author

Kathryn Lane writes mystery and suspense novels usually set in foreign countries. In her award-winning Nikki Garcia Mystery Series, her protagonist is a private investigator based in Miami who travels extensively to investigate crime cases. Her latest novel, Murder in Monte Carlo, is set in Italy and Monaco.

Her stand-alone novel, Stolen Diary, is an award-winning coming-of-age novel about Jasmin, a socially awkward math genius.
Kathryn’s short story collection, Backyard Volcano and Other Mysteries of the Heart, is also an award-winner. It relates stories set in Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico.

Kathryn and her husband, Bob Hurt, reside in Texas. They often travel for Kathryn to gather information and to do research for her novels.

Reviews

[Rosa · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an incredible group of short stories. All are very different, but equally captivating. They are in different locations and about varied subjects, but all are interesting and surprising. Kathryn Lane is an incredible author!!