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Monastery Valley Series - Box Set: Climbing the Coliseum, Nobody's Safe Here, The Bishop Burned the Lady, Standing our Ground
Foreword's "Book of the Year" IndieFab Finalist
Big Book Award's Distinguised Favorite
Book Excellence Awards Finalist
"Percy juggles both plotlines effectively while addressing important social issues." –Publisher's Weekly
***This box set includes the first four mysteries in the Monastery Valley Series. Book #5, The Fury Before the Fire, is now available.
CLIMBING THE COLISEUM (Book 1)
It’s the rugged Monastery Valley of Montana. High on the cliff called the Coliseum stands a man, deciding whether to live or die. In the valley below, Grace Ellonson, fourteen, will be abandoned by her mother. Where has Grace’s mother gone, and why has she left her daughter behind? A rancher will be seduced into a racist and anti-government conspiracy—who’s leading the conspiracy and what are his plans? Depressed psychologist Ed Northrup and Monastery Valley newcomer deputy sheriff Andi Pelton struggle to unravel these mysteries before they explode in a violent collision. And amid the chaos, Ed, Andi, and Grace must face the most formidable decision of their lives.
NOBODY'S SAFE HERE (Book 2)
When cattle baron Magnus Anderssen collapses mentally, psychologist Ed Northrup struggles to find the cause - a terrible event buried in Magnus's past leaving him veering between suicide and murder. Meanwhile, Deputies Andi Pelton and Brad Ordrew clash as they investigate Jared Hansen, a boy caught with rifles and a paranoid plan to kill his schoolmates. Their problem? Jared, a great kid, a school leader, has no previous problems. Ordrew’s convinced Jared’s a mass shooter-in-waiting, but Andi’s not. Ed joins their search for whatever caused his radical transformation from great kid to psychotic killer. It’s a race against Magnus grows more irrational and homicidal, Jared's insanity may not be controlled before it’s too late, and Ed’s risky plan to save the boy may destroy his relationship with Andi. Nobody’s Safe Here, a psychological thriller, tells the story of a community of ordinary, decent people facing terrifying mysteries.
THE BISHOP BURNED THE LADY (Book 3)
A mysterious fire in a remote forest clearing; a woman's charred bones; unexplained tracks in the rutted road—the only clues Deputy Andi Pelton has to what happened. Then she meets an old man living alone in a forest compound that obviously houses many people. Sex trafficking in the Montana wilderness? As Andi and psychologist Ed Northrup struggle to solve the brutal and fiery murder, Andi faces a fear she didn’t know she had. The horrors they unearth lead them deep into the appalling reality of prison gangs and a cult led by a malign Bishop—and threaten to overwhelm Andi and Ed’s romance and her growing bond with her “step-girlfriend,” Ed’s adopted daughter, Grace. Will that center hold when Andi finds the killer holding a knife against her throat? And if it does and she succeeds, will she be able to face her greater fear?
STANDING OUR GROUND (Book 4)
A cold-blooded murder. The a fourteen-year-old boy. The shooter waits patiently for the cops and calmly explains his right to kill the boy. “I was defending my property.” Can Deputy Andi Pelton find the evidence to break through the killer’s stand-your-ground defense? Suddenly, Sheriff Ben Stewart almost dies and cannot campaign for re-election.
Big Book Award's Distinguised Favorite
Book Excellence Awards Finalist
"Percy juggles both plotlines effectively while addressing important social issues." –Publisher's Weekly
***This box set includes the first four mysteries in the Monastery Valley Series. Book #5, The Fury Before the Fire, is now available.
CLIMBING THE COLISEUM (Book 1)
It’s the rugged Monastery Valley of Montana. High on the cliff called the Coliseum stands a man, deciding whether to live or die. In the valley below, Grace Ellonson, fourteen, will be abandoned by her mother. Where has Grace’s mother gone, and why has she left her daughter behind? A rancher will be seduced into a racist and anti-government conspiracy—who’s leading the conspiracy and what are his plans? Depressed psychologist Ed Northrup and Monastery Valley newcomer deputy sheriff Andi Pelton struggle to unravel these mysteries before they explode in a violent collision. And amid the chaos, Ed, Andi, and Grace must face the most formidable decision of their lives.
NOBODY'S SAFE HERE (Book 2)
When cattle baron Magnus Anderssen collapses mentally, psychologist Ed Northrup struggles to find the cause - a terrible event buried in Magnus's past leaving him veering between suicide and murder. Meanwhile, Deputies Andi Pelton and Brad Ordrew clash as they investigate Jared Hansen, a boy caught with rifles and a paranoid plan to kill his schoolmates. Their problem? Jared, a great kid, a school leader, has no previous problems. Ordrew’s convinced Jared’s a mass shooter-in-waiting, but Andi’s not. Ed joins their search for whatever caused his radical transformation from great kid to psychotic killer. It’s a race against Magnus grows more irrational and homicidal, Jared's insanity may not be controlled before it’s too late, and Ed’s risky plan to save the boy may destroy his relationship with Andi. Nobody’s Safe Here, a psychological thriller, tells the story of a community of ordinary, decent people facing terrifying mysteries.
THE BISHOP BURNED THE LADY (Book 3)
A mysterious fire in a remote forest clearing; a woman's charred bones; unexplained tracks in the rutted road—the only clues Deputy Andi Pelton has to what happened. Then she meets an old man living alone in a forest compound that obviously houses many people. Sex trafficking in the Montana wilderness? As Andi and psychologist Ed Northrup struggle to solve the brutal and fiery murder, Andi faces a fear she didn’t know she had. The horrors they unearth lead them deep into the appalling reality of prison gangs and a cult led by a malign Bishop—and threaten to overwhelm Andi and Ed’s romance and her growing bond with her “step-girlfriend,” Ed’s adopted daughter, Grace. Will that center hold when Andi finds the killer holding a knife against her throat? And if it does and she succeeds, will she be able to face her greater fear?
STANDING OUR GROUND (Book 4)
A cold-blooded murder. The a fourteen-year-old boy. The shooter waits patiently for the cops and calmly explains his right to kill the boy. “I was defending my property.” Can Deputy Andi Pelton find the evidence to break through the killer’s stand-your-ground defense? Suddenly, Sheriff Ben Stewart almost dies and cannot campaign for re-election.
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Published October 26, 2020
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About the author
Bill Percy
6 books9 followersBill Percy, an award-winning Idaho writer, draws on his experiences as a psychotherapist to write vivid, engaging tales of people confronting painful and challenging mysteries. His most recent book in the Monastery Valley series is "The Bishop Burned the Lady," released April 12, 2018, is available on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, and BlackRoseWriting.com. "Nobody’s Safe Here" and "Climbing the Coliseum," the second and first in the series, were both named Distinguished Favorites or Finalists in three important competitions. Two more novels featuring Ed, Andi, Grace, and the people of Monastery Valley will follow.
Bill was born in Buffalo, NY, where he was taught by the nuns. He moved at 13 to Scottsdale, AZ, where he was taught by the Jesuits. He practiced psychology in Minneapolis, MN, where all that good influence went for naught and disappointed his grandmother, who'd decided he'd be a priest. Now he lives with his wife and best reader, Michele Brooks, in north Idaho. His children live in Minneapolis and in Stevensville, Montana.
Bill was born in Buffalo, NY, where he was taught by the nuns. He moved at 13 to Scottsdale, AZ, where he was taught by the Jesuits. He practiced psychology in Minneapolis, MN, where all that good influence went for naught and disappointed his grandmother, who'd decided he'd be a priest. Now he lives with his wife and best reader, Michele Brooks, in north Idaho. His children live in Minneapolis and in Stevensville, Montana.
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December 9, 2020
How to begin? These stories are captivating and enchanting. The characters grow and develop throughout the series in remarkable ways. And there are timeless issues, like how to start, maintain, and encourage a strong relationship; dealing with loss, death, sorrow; and murder and kidnapping. The first book took me 7 hours to read and I couldn't stop, so I was up till 2:30 a.m.! So I was prepared for the next three. Beautiful writing of scenery and place, so you know what it's like to be there. I love love loved these stories.
March 20, 2021
Sorry, but the main characters really annoyed me. One could not make a decision and kept going on, and on about stuff that was irrelevant. I waded through 350 pages and realised that I couldn't,t stand another page and I still had about 1100 pages to go. By this time, I realised the I couldn't care less about the end and could not develop any interest in any of the characters, so dropped out. Total waste of my time.
this is my personal opinion, others might like it.
this is my personal opinion, others might like it.
March 6, 2021
Four Book Treat
Bill Percy can really tell a story. Great characters. Excitement. Deep feeling. Genuine caring and love. And interesting.
There is still one single book to read and I can not wait.
One of the true feelings I got from this book is uplifting. Sad things happen but he does not dwell on the events and good things happen.
Bill Percy can really tell a story. Great characters. Excitement. Deep feeling. Genuine caring and love. And interesting.
There is still one single book to read and I can not wait.
One of the true feelings I got from this book is uplifting. Sad things happen but he does not dwell on the events and good things happen.
February 14, 2021
Interesting storyline and great characters
This is a great series. Each book has the same main characters you grow to love and some new ones sprinkled in. Fantastic story in each book.
This is a great series. Each book has the same main characters you grow to love and some new ones sprinkled in. Fantastic story in each book.
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