Murder at Haven's Rock - by Kelley Armstrong

Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

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

About the Author

KELLEY ARMSTRONG graduated with a degree in psychology and then studied computer programming. Now, she is a full-time writer and parent, and she lives with her husband and three children in rural Ontario, Canada. She is the author of the Rockton mystery series featuring Detective Casey Duncan, which begins with City of the Lost.