Murder on Money Mountain

Attorney Andrew Coyle returns again to do legal battle in the American Wild West. This time, Coyle is summoned by a close friend to Cripple Creek to defend a “working girl” accused of murdering her madam. Coyle, traveling with his wife and daughter, enters a tumultuous mining town of roughnecks, prospectors, and assassins. Coyle’s investigation proves unsettling to some, and he himself is accused of yet another murder. His life threatened, Coyle resists and stubbornly tries to solve both cases.

Pages: 190
Pub Date: 07-12-2024
Softcover: 16.95 979-8-88824-361-9
Hardcover: 23.95 979-8-88824-363-3

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The reviews are in…

“Gary Smith has done it again! He’s given us an entertaining story that plunges the reader into adventure and mystery in old-time Colorado. Thanks and appreciation from a fellow Coloradan.”

—Karen Gerdes, Retired University English Teacher
“Gary Smith’s Murder on Money Mountain put flesh on the bones of Cripple Creek. As a Colorado native, I knew of Cripple Creek but knew nothing about its history. An enjoyable read as attorney Coyle represents defendants in two separate murder cases. Coyle doesn’t deviate from his moral code in an immoral culture.”

—Bob Cross, Retired Oil Company Executive
“While reading and trying to find who the murderer is, G. Eldon Smith has skillfully intertwined some fascinating history of the early days in Cripple Creek and Victor and a delightful glance of Andrew Coyle’s family. An intriguing and fun read and a good mystery.”

—Roxie Harper, Retired Public School Teacher

Gary Eldon Smith is a third-generation native of Colorado. Colorado history was his favorite subject in school, where he also drew and sold cartoons as a hobby. Gary published one children’s short story, two articles in the op-ed page of the Rocky Mountain News, and several letters to the editor. He has a Master of Public Administration Degree and wrote multiple-choice test questions for the Colorado Department of Personnel for hiring and promotional civil service tests.

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