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When wildfire rips through California’s Gold Country, something even more dangerous moves in the smoke.
A serial killer is hunting.
Crime reporter Eleanor Wooley is determined to uncover the truth before the beloved Rodeo Queen becomes the next victim. But as flames consume the hills and fear grips the community, the search for answers turns personal—and perilous.
With the help of Anishinaabe guide Leonard Parker, Eleanor navigates a landscape where land and people are bound together by history, resilience, and fire. What they uncover will test loyalty, courage, and the fragile hope of renewal rising from the ashes.
Taut, atmospheric, and rich with sense of place, Three Marys is a gripping mystery about the stories we tell, the secrets we keep, and the strength it takes to face both.
“Robin Somers makes the Sierra foothills as compelling and full of oh-so-human nature as C.J. Box's Wyoming or Tana French's western Ireland. It's that good.”
— Bruce Kelley,Editor-in-Chief, San Francisco Magazine & Reader’s Digest
“...the smell of sage and the sound of snowmelt tumbling over rocks remain in the senses long after the story is done. ”
—Kate Woodworth, author of Little Great Island and Racing Into the Dark
About the Author
Robin Somers is the author of Beet Fields, a murder mystery. A founding member of the Coastal Cruisers chapter of Sisters in Crime, she’s an Emerita Lecturer in writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Robin lived in the rural foothill town of Sonora, California, in the nape of the Sierra Nevada, where she kept her horse and worked as a crime reporter for the local newspaper, an editor for the United States Forest Service, and an English teacher. In 2002, she returned to her home near the beach in Santa Cruz, California, where she lives with her husband and their Havanese, Buster. She is a passionate advocate for wild horses.
Also in the Wild Horses Mystery Series
Eleven Stolen Horses: A Wild Horses Mystery
by Robin Somers
News reporter Eleanor Wooley is starting her life over in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada but when her new best friend suddenly disappears, she gives it all up in pursuit of the clues and soon finds herself in grave danger.
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The Obit Habit: A Novel by Romalyn Tilghman Viva is obsessed with obituaries She lives to see who died. After her own life-threatening experience, she turns her obsession into a course at Lakeview City College. Fresh obituaries provide insights into profound world changes, while death appears at Viva’s own front door. As Viva hits bottom, her students hijack the course and commit to building their own legacies. Raucous car washes and poetry marathons become fundraisers for a new library....
The Route 66 Detective in Missouri by Micki Pierce One man. Two wheels. A thousand miles of trouble. Mac McCarty has spent his life dodging death. First in the dogfights over Europe, then on the lethal wooden planks of the motorcycle racing circuit. Now, he’s a private investigator with a simple beat: the 2,400 miles of asphalt known as Route 66. In 1937, the highway is a lifeline for some and a graveyard for others. In the first book of the Route 66 Mystery Series, Mac’s search for the son...
Spring is bringing a powerful new lineup from Sibylline Press Our Spring 2026 list features six unforgettable books across mystery, literary fiction, fantasy, historical fiction, and memoir. These stories transport readers from wildfire-swept Sierra landscapes and Japanese literary history to immigrant worlds, complicated families, and deeply personal reckonings with identity and belonging. Bold, surprising, and emotionally resonant, these books highlight the voices and storytelling we’re...
