Murder at Haven's Rock
A Novel
- Publisher
- Minotaur
- Initial publish date
- Feb 2023
- Category
- Police Procedural, Women Sleuths, Small Town & Rural
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781250865410
- Publish Date
- Feb 2023
- List Price
- $36.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781250891655
- Publish Date
- Feb 2023
- List Price
- $23.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781250865434
- Publish Date
- Dec 2023
- List Price
- $24
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Description
New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong’s Rockton Novels had one of the most unique towns in crime fiction. Murder at Haven's Rock is a spinoff, a fresh start... with a few new dangers that threaten everything before it even begins.
Haven’s Rock, Yukon. Population: 0
Deep in the Yukon wilderness, a town is being built. A place for people to disappear, a fresh start from a life on the run. Haven’s Rock isn’t the first town of this kind, something detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, know first-hand. They met in the original town of Rockton. But greed and deception led the couple to financing a new refuge for those in need. This time around, they get to decide which applicants are approved for residency.
There’s only one rule in Haven’s Rock: stay out of the forest. When two of the town's construction crew members break it and go missing, Casey and Eric are called in ahead of schedule to track them down. When a body is discovered, well-hidden with evidence of foul play, Casey and Eric must find out what happened to the dead woman, and locate those still missing. The longer Casey and Eric don’t know what happened, the more danger everyone is in.
About the author
When librarians finally granted Kelley Armstrong an adult card, she made straight for the epic fantasy and horror shelves. She spent the rest of her childhood and teen years happily roaming fantastical and terrible worlds, and vowed that someday she'd write a story combining swords, sorcery, and the ravenous undead. That story began with the New York Times bestselling Sea of Shadows and continues with Empire of Night.
Armstrong's first works for teens were the New York Times bestselling Darkest Powers and Darkness Rising trilogies. She lives in rural Ontario with her husband, three children, and far too many pets.
Editorial Reviews
Praise for Murder at Haven's Rock
“Excellent. . . Armstrong gives her lead a complex mystery to solve, while vividly evoking the eerie isolation of the setting. Paul Doiron fans will be pleased.” –Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Like its Canadian counterpart, Louise Penny's Three Pines, this is a fabulous, fictional, almost fairy-tale settlement that isn’t on any map and is well-hidden from the air. Enjoy the mystery.” –Bookreporter
“An immediately intriguing mystery populated by well-drawn characters.” –BookPage
“Armstrong… has become one of Canada’s best crime authors.” –The Globe and Mail
“Hats off to Kelley Armstrong.” –The BiblioSanctum
Praise for The Rockton Novels
“Kelley Armstrong’s solid Casey Duncan Series… is turning into one of the best new finds of the decade . . . Slick plotting and good characters are hallmarks of this clever series." — The Globe and Mail
“Kelley Armstrong is incredible at writing atmosphere, and it’s on full display in her Casey Duncan series.” — Bustle
“This is a series that covers all the bases.” —St. Louis Post Dispatch
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