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PHIL BAYLY
Now Available!
#1 Winter Ski Mystery
on Amazon!
Happy to be honored by the Independent Press Association and by Literary Titan.
Thanks to Oak Mtn's Matt & Laura O'Brien and the public library in Speculator, NY for a great day discussing my books.
"Edge-of-your-seat uncertainty holds firm until the very last page...delivers both suspense and charm."
-Literary Titan
Always have fun at our book signing in Lake Placid, NY at Bookstore Plus.
"Bayly is an expert at creating memorable characters and piecing together a plot that moves very fast.
I've always loved his dialogue which is lightning quick and often quite humorous."
-TIMES UNION
Jack Rightmyer
Great visit to Windham, NY and readers at Briars & Brambles Book Store.
Many thanks to everyone who came out to the historic Vischer Ferry General Store.
Fun interview with Newschannel 13 anchor Caitlin Irla. Tap the picture of us and watch the interview.
"Uber-realistic... I think you're going to like this one."
-Independent Book Review
Buy Now! Hit a store logo to order A Small Mountain Murder!
Thanks to Ann Parillo for hosting me on Capital Region Today. (The show can still be seen on YouTube, Show 1223).
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Coming up: The Small Mountain Tour
April 1st, Tues. 2pm. Albany Public Library
Albany, NY
March 28th. International Skiing History Asso
Lake Placid, NY
Murder on Skis Mysteries
"It's not just about skiing. More than you think. Excellent read."
- RCXcellent Adventures
Wonderful crowd at Northshire Bookstore in Saratoga Springs. Abe Lincoln was keeping an eye on me!
And thank you to Open Door in Schenectady for a great book signing!
Great to be seen in the Walworth County (Wisconsin) Community News!
Great turnout for our book signing at the Book House at Stuyvesant Plaza in Albany!
Thanks to the Troy Record and Saratogian for coverage of A Small Mountain Murder.
Grateful to Clifton Park Neighbors Magazine for helping launch A Small Mountain Murder.
Fun to see old friends and sign some books for the OC Ski Club.
Other Murder on Skis Mysteries:
Colorado - 2023
An avalanche of mystery and murder unfolds at a ski resort on Colorado's Western Slope.
"Addictively readable"
-The Prairies Book Review
"Will dazzle the reader."
-Authorsreading.com
Finalist for 2 American Fiction Awards
Tap a button to order now from Amazon or one of many great independent book stores!
Vermont-2022
Colorado-2020
Honored to be on the opening panel at the 2024 Saratoga Book Festival. I was joined by fellow authors Matt Witten, Catherine Bruns and moderator Ellen Beal.
Thanks to The Saratogian for their coverage.
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Adirondacks-2021
Montana-2019
I signed books in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Great town! My thanks to Izzy and Vergie for taking care of me at Off the Beaten Path Bookstore.
It was a pleasure to chat with the Wyoming cowboy who I believe is the best murder mystery novelist in America. We found Craig Johnson in Fort Myers, Florida. He's a heck of a nice guy. Pick up one of Craig's 'Walt Longmire novels' and you'll be hooked!
Thanks to Keller and the crew at WEQX Radio in Manchester, VT for the great interview!
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Our Friends in Great Britain!
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Yep. 20th century words captured in 21st century technology.
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Murder on Skis Mysteries.
FINALIST for
"Best Series in Fiction"
by Chanticleer!
Berkshire East Ski Resort & the Crazy Horse Bar in Massachusetts keep my books handy on their shelf (upper left corner). Order a beer, borrow a book.
Witch Window (2022).A pair of bicycle riders discover a corpse on a hot summer day. The dead man is dressed to go snow skiing. His lift ticket says he belongs in Vermont!
Witch Window named a Distinguished Favorite by the 2024 Independent Press Awards!
Witch Window, named one of the"Top 35 Books for a Book Club" by Independent Book Review!
Witch Window. FINALIST for
"Best Cover"
by Next Generation's Indie Book Awards!
Congrats and Thank You to Carolyn!
"Promises to thrill and delight. Factual snippets elevate this mystery novel to something more intellectual and valuable."
-Indies Today
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Witch Window from
Amazon or an
independent book store.
My friend and former co-anchor, Subrina Dhammi, visited at West Mountain's
Fall Fest. Lots of great memories.
Back Dirt (2021) plunges down the Adirondacks of New York and the Foothills of Northern Colorado.
Back Dirt.
Finalist for the
American Fiction Awards
"Phil Bayly spins a captivating yarn."
-Reader's Favorite
Chock full of exhilarating twists and turns."
-Saratoga Living Magazine
"He introduces us to a very patient dead body and gives us just a shimmer of hope that our suspicions are wrong."
-Simply Saratoga Magazine
Murder on Skis Mysteries
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for Back Dirt.
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Back Dirt was recognized by the International Skiing History Association
in Sun Valley!
skiinghistory.org.
Amy Conway has a pretty sharp
eye. She nailed the location of the fictional Battle Ax Ski Resort in BACK DIRT!
Loving Lucy (2020) unfolds in Colorado. A state senator from New York is a murder suspect and tracked to his hiding place in the Rocky Mountains.
Loving Lucy named to shortlist: 2021 Mystery & Mayhem Award
by Chanticleer Book Reviews!
"A must-read, hang on to your chair lift!" - The Grateful Traveler
Wrapping up a business meeting with the brains of this operation, my wife Carolyn, in Fort Collins, Colorado
at the New Belgium Brewery.
"Bayly draws on his experience covering real crimes.. a chilling mystery." - Vail Daily
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Thrilled to be in Halley O'Brien's Snow Report Show!
Our favorite ski show.
Watch our favorite episode!
Thank you, Halley!
Murder on Skis (2019). A snow princess is found dead at a ski resort in Montana. There may be a serial killer at the winter hot spot.
(Now available on Kindle)
"Murder on Skis is a must-read
for all fans of a good
murder mystery book."
- Trudi LoPreto,
Readers' Favorite
"This is a fabulous novel.. A fantastic writer and story teller. It's amazing when a story stays with you for days. It's a gift. "
Deirdre Stoelzle, Author of "Branded, The Making of a Wyoming Cowgirl"
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"A great page turner. I'm going to suggest it to my book club!"
-Peggy Shinn, author of "World Class,
The Making of the U.S. Women's Cross-Country
Ski Team"
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