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Mystery Author Beth Groundwater

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Mystery Author Beth Groundwater

Beth Groundwater writes two mystery series, the Claire Hanover gift basket designer series and the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures series starring whitewater river ranger Mandy Tanner. The first book in her Claire Hanover series, A REAL BASKET CASE, was released in hardcover in 2007 and will be re-released in trade paperback and ebook in November this year. The book garnered good reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and other national reviewers and was nominated for the 2007 Best First Novel Agatha Award. The second book in the series, TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET, was released in hardcover in 2009, also to good reviews, and will be re-released in trade paperback and ebook in the fall of 2012. A third book is in the pipeline.

The first book in Beth's Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures series, DEADLY CURRENTS, was released in trade paperback and ebook March, 2011 with good reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, and Mystery Scene, among many other reviewers. The second book in the series, WICKED EDDIES, will be released in May, 2012, and Beth has begun work on the third book. Beth was an avid "river rat" in the 1980s, running whitewater rivers in the eastern US, and enjoyed reacquainting herself with that subculture while researching this series. In June, she was the parade VIP for the First in Boating on the Arkansas River whitewater festival in Salida, Colorado, which is featured in DEADLY CURRENTS. Beth lives in Colorado and enjoys its many outdoor activities, including skiing and whitewater rafting.

Beth's science fiction novella, THE EPSILON ERIDANI ALTERNATIVE, was released in ebook and paperback 2009. Also, she has published nine short stories, many multiple times in various formats, including audio. For more information, visit her website at bethgroundwater.com and her blog at bethgroundwater.blogspot.com

Beth's Blog at bethgroundwater.blogspot.com

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Deadly Currents

the first book in the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures mystery series

This first book in my new Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures mystery series starring Mandy Tanner, a whitewater river ranger, was released March 8, 2011. When Mandy rescues a man who fell out of a raft on the upper Arkansas River in Colorado and he dies on the river bank, she feels driven to find out what-or who-killed him.

"Groundwater (To Hell in a Handbasket, 2009, etc.) kicks off a new series that combines outdoor action with more than a modicum of old-fashioned detection."
-- Kirkus Reviews, January 15, 2011

"This enjoyable first in a new cozy series from Groundwater (To Hell in a Handbasket) introduces Mandy Tanner, "a brand new seasonal river ranger" on Colorado's Arkansas River."
-- Publisher's Weekly, January 10, 2011
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A Real Basket Case

Beth's Debut Mystery Novel

When police accuse gift basket designer Claire Hanover's husband of killing her massage therapist, she becomes a bumbling amateur sleuth. Will she free her husband and save her marriage before the killer gets her next?

Nominated for the 2007 Best First Novel Agatha Award
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To Hell in a Handbasket

the second book in the Claire Hanover gift basket designer mystery series

In this sequel to A Real Basket Case, Colorado Springs gift basket designer Claire Hanover takes a spring ski vacation in Breckenridge, Colorado, with her family. The vacation quickly goes to hell in a handbasket when the sister of her daughter's boyfriend' is killed on the ski slope. Others think an out-of-control snowboarder slammed into her, but just before the ski patrol arrived, Claire saw another pair of ski tracks that veered into the young woman's. Claire passes her findings on to an initially skeptical sheriff's detective. Confusing clues point to alternative scenarios for the young woman's death-which was definitely no accident-and put Claire's daughter, Judy, in the path of danger. As the spiral of intrigue winds tighter and other deaths occur, Claire must draw on inner reserves of strength to conquer not only the conspiracy but also the winter elements. And, like a mother bear, she must fiercely protect her independent-minded cub from harm.

"Groundwater's second leaves the bunny slope behind, offering some genuine black-diamond thrills."
-- Kirkus Review, April 1, 2009
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Upcoming Appearances

Come visit Beth and say hi at one of her upcoming on-line or in-person events.

Monday, October 31 - Sunday, November 6
International Thriller Writers Thriller Roundtable
"What moved you to write your first novel?"
( http://www.thebigthrill.org/2011/10/coming-october-31-november-6-what-moved-you-to-write-your-first-novel/ )

Tuesday, November 1, all day
Barnes & Noble Mystery Book Club
Guest Post on "Stretching the Boundaries of a Cozy Mystery" and Q&A
( http://bookclubs.barnesandnoble.com/t5/Mystery/bd-p/MysteryGen )

Thursday, November 3, 2 PM MST, 4 PM EST
Interview and Discussion on
Gelatis Scoop GZONE Blogtalkradio Program
( http://www.blogtalkradio.com/gelatisscoop )

Sunday, November 6, 5 - 7 PM MST, 7 - 9 PM EST
Question & Answer Session
The Writers Chatroom
( http://writerschatroom.com/ )

Monday, November 7, all day
Killer Crafts and Crafty Killers
Guest Post "Recipe for a Mystery Lover's Gift Basket" and Q&A
( http://anastasiapollack.blogspot.com/ )

Wednesday, November 9, all day
Pat Bertram Introduces...
Interview and Q&A
( http://patbertram.wordpress.com/ )

Thursday, November 10, all day
dru's book musings
Guest Post on "A Day in the Life of Claire Hanover by Beth Groundwater" and Q&A. I'll give away an autographed copy of A Real Basket Case on this blog, so be sure to comment to enter the contest!
( http://notesfromme.wordpress.com/ )

Friday, November 11, 6 - 8 PM
Wine, Cheese and Chocolate Signing with Ann Parker
Black Cat Books
720 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, CO 80829

Saturday, November 12, 4 - 6 PM
Pikes Peak Writers Fundraiser Signing with Ann Parker
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
1565 Briargate Boulevard, Colorado Springs, CO 8092

Sunday, November 13, 2 - 4:30 PM
"Constructing a Mystery" Workshop followed by joint signing with Ann Parker
The Book Haven
128 F Street, Salida, Colorado 81201

Tuesday, November 15, 6:30 - 8 PM
Joint Signing with Ann Parker
Old Firehouse Books
232 Walnut Street, Fort Collins, CO 80524

Wednesday, November 16, 7 - 9 PM
Presentation and Joint Signing with Ann Parker
Highlands Ranch Public Library
9292 Ridgeline Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Thursday, November 17, 7 - 9 PM
Panel Signing with Ann Parker and Michelle Black for High Crimes Mystery Bookshop
at The Oriental & Navajo Rug Gallery
927 Main Street, Longmont, CO 80501

Friday, November 18, 2 - 3:30 PM
"Constructing a Mystery" Workshop with Ann Parker
Lake County Library
1115 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, CO 80461

Friday, November 18, 5 - 7 PM
Joint Signing with Ann Parker
The Book Mine
522 Harrison Avenue, Leadville, CO 80461

Beth's Guestbook

Please leave a comment and let me know what you think of this lens!

  • Richard Henry Oct 6, 2011 @ 11:51 pm | delete
    Beth, would you please contact me at "rictex1@yahoo.com"
  • bdkz Aug 18, 2011 @ 8:53 pm | delete
    Nice to meet you Beth!
  • BethG Aug 18, 2011 @ 9:33 pm | delete
    Nice to meet you, too, bdkz!
  • franstan Aug 7, 2011 @ 3:14 pm | delete
    I will be looking for these books
  • BethG Aug 7, 2011 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    Thanks, Franstan! I hope you enjoy them. They should be available in most libraries or via interlibrary loan, or in bookstores (if not, you can probably order them) or on-line book retailers.
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