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Colorado Mystery Merge Now Available!
Finalist – Colorado Authors League Award for Best Anthology!
You’ve never read a short story anthology like this one, from Sisters in Crime – Colorado.
One perplexing murder mystery plus eighteen short stories containing the clues to solve it.
These stories — unrelated, but all set in Colorado during the same week — each merge for a moment dropping a pertinent clue about an overarching mystery, the news of which is blanketing the entire state that week.
Print editions are now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your independent bookseller.
Holly’s story, The North Pasture, solves the mystery of a body buried in an Eastern Colorado rancher’s pasture thirty years previously. Read the opening below.
The North Pasture
Wylene and I were gathering strays in the north pasture when three sheriffs’ departments SUVs pulled off the highway at our gate. The day was breezy but warm. Our young geldings had started to sweat, and they could use a breather. So I trotted over to greet Sheriff Ed Hensley as he stepped out of the first SUV. We were friends and had a running weekly card game with our spouses.
“Good morning, Sheriff.”
“Shayna.” The sheriff tipped his hat.
“What brings you out this morning?” I asked.
Ed removed his hat, wiped his brow, and put it back on. He shook his head and said, “You’re not going to believe this, but we got a tip that there’s a body buried here in your pasture. The caller said it had been there almost thirty years.”
— Read the rest of the story in Colorado Mystery Merge
About Holly
A native Texan, Holly Harris has lived in Colorado for most of her life. She has hiked and ridden horses throughout the mountains and plains of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Nebraska. Holly writes fiction from the heart of the American West, ranging from modern suspense to historical projects set in the early 20th century.
A lifelong horsewoman, Holly has competed in ranch horse events and cutting horse shows. That deep connection to the arena and the Western lifestyle brings authenticity to her prose. She raised her children in the foothills of the Front Range, and as a family, they spent summers hiking, rafting, and camping across the Mountain West.
When she isn’t stringing words together, Holly can be found hiking Colorado trails with her Australian Shepherd, Wyatt, or lending a hand at a friend’s spring branding. Through her writing, she hopes her readers come to know and appreciate the grit and beauty of the land she loves.
Holly is a proud member of these associations:
Holly’s Blog – The Western Lifestyle
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The Colorado Sun Daily Sun-Up Interview
Read more: The Colorado Sun Daily Sun-Up InterviewFollow the link below to listen to my podcast interview with The Colorado Sun.
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Hightailin’
Read more: Hightailin’Click the link to read a poem about my painted cowpony, Chico. Whenever I let him run in a pasture turnout, he would take off tail high and waving like a flag.
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Colorado Mystery Merge: Crime Fiction Collection 1
Read more: Colorado Mystery Merge: Crime Fiction Collection 1Our Colorado Sisters in Crime chapter recently published our first short fiction anthology. I am thrilled that my story, The North Pasture, is included. See below for a link to an interview with a few of the authors on the Chicks on the Case Blog.
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Two Western Women Artists Who Inspire Me
Read more: Two Western Women Artists Who Inspire MeHere are two ranching women — one in Southeast Colorado and one in rural West Texas — whose art inspires me to create pictures with words. I hope you enjoy seeing their work and learning a bit about them. Perhaps they will inspire you too.
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Women in Rodeo: Tad Lucas, Cowgirl Up!
Read more: Women in Rodeo: Tad Lucas, Cowgirl Up!My heroes have always been cowgirls. With a big heart and a big hat, fearless Tad Lucas rode broncs with the cowboys. She was not one to let her life be defined or limited by her gender. Tad saw what she wanted and went for it. A true cowgirl!
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