High Country Mystery Books in Order

Sheriff Jeff McQuede investigates the theft of a single school photograph from a Wyoming museum. A body discovered beneath the demolished school reopens old rivalries, linking the stolen image to blackmail, personal loyalties, and further violence.

A gallery owner's wife disappears while carrying the cash proceeds from a valuable painting's sale. Sheriff Jeff McQuede investigates conflicting clues suggesting kidnapping, marital deceit, or a staged escape, with a later killing making the mystery more urgent.

An antique dealer's murder and the theft of the rumored Pedro Mummy draw Sheriff Jeff McQuede into competing archaeological claims. When the artifact appears in a researcher's car, he questions whether the controversy conceals a different motive for the killing.

Sheriff Jeff McQuede finds a respected judge murdered with an executioner's hood over his head. A recently released prisoner, an old corruption scandal, and the judge's valuable Western collection offer competing explanations involving revenge, theft, or vigilante justice.

During a blizzard, Sheriff Jeff McQuede finds a woman frozen in a stalled car and uncovers signs of murder. Her business dealings, missing daughter, and husband's account of leaving her behind complicate what initially appears to be an accident.

Sheriff Jeff McQuede encounters a distraught woman claiming a ghostly figure stole her baby near a bridge associated with a local legend. Evidence challenges his initial assumptions and connects the disappearance to living people with substantial fortunes at stake.

Someone vandalizes businessman Ben Ward's tombstone with a fast-approaching date of death. Sheriff Jeff McQuede investigates threats surrounding a failing recreational development, where angry investors and violence make the warning increasingly difficult to dismiss as mere intimidation.

A jewelry-store robbery leaves a Senate candidate dead, and Sheriff Jeff McQuede doubts theft was the real motive. Political rivalry and business schemes complicate the case, while a surviving getaway passenger may connect the murder to powerful interests.

Sheriff Jeff McQuede discovers pampered cat King Henry at a burglary scene but cannot locate the animal's owner. Taking the sole witness home creates a mischievous complication as the sheriff tries to make sense of the holiday crime.

Sheriff Jeff McQuede searches for a missing publicity stunt enthusiast near a remote river lodge. Finding the woman who recently left him at the altar among competing archaeologists complicates an investigation filled with suspicious guests and possible hoaxes.

A locked Civil War trunk sells at auction, then its buyer is found stabbed beside it. Sheriff Jeff McQuede investigates a suspected robbery, racing to identify the sought-after treasure as further vandalism threatens the rendezvous gathering.

Sheriff Jeff McQuede confronts a Wyoming murder that appears to have been blamed on Bigfoot. Investigating the supposed creature’s role raises the possibility that a human killer is exploiting the legend to conceal a carefully planned crime.

A businessman promotes his restored Wyoming ghost town with a hunt for a bandit's lost gold. Sheriff Jeff McQuede anticipates trouble when ruthless treasure seekers arrive, turning a publicity stunt into a dangerous contest driven by greed.

Loris Conner is kidnapped over a cross believed to reveal a cave of valuable artifacts. Sheriff Jeff McQuede must cooperate with his romantic rival and distrustful allies to find her as a suspected smuggling scheme turns murderous.

After a resort owner's fatal boating accident, Sheriff Jeff McQuede investigates rival claims to his fortune. Fresh sightings of Spirit Lake's legendary serpent and a second drowning raise fears that someone is exploiting the creature to seize control.