_From the author of the bestselling Tahoe Mystery series... She Witnessed A Crime. Now They Want Her Dead._ UCLA Medieval History Professor Josie Strong didn’t realize she and her daughter Samantha had witnessed something that made powerful men want them dead. Their would-be assassin didn’t realize how hard they’d be to kill… The Assassin Has Met His Match... When the killer followed Josie and her daughter on their canoe trip vacation into the Quetico Wilderness in Canada, he knew they were unarmed. Killing them would be a simple task. But Professor Strong’s specialty is medieval weapons. She might be in the wilderness. But even in a dark forest, she can take ordinary materials and construct lethal weapons. The out-of-shape professor can become a warrior…

_From the author of the bestselling Tahoe Mystery series... It was a brutal demand from the California Bureau of Investigation to medieval weapons expert Professor Josie Strong._ Your 14-year-old daughter was picked up on a smuggling charge. Never mind whether she was framed. We’re going to send her to prison unless you help us find a twisted killer who is hiding in the Yosemite wilderness. With no other options, Josie is forced to team up with a former student and professional hacker to find the missing killer. Instead, she finds evidence of a conspiracy and cover-up, and she and her daughter Samantha will be lucky to escape alive...

_From the author of the bestselling Tahoe Mystery series... When a Forest Service Ranger is killed near Lake Tahoe, the ranger’s wife contacts the governor of California._ She wants the governor, who is a family friend, to convince UCLA Professor Josie Strong to investigate. When Professor Strong resists the request, the governor cancels the professor’s classes and blackmails her into tracking down the killer. But the murderer is an Army-trained sniper. He has weapons and the best training, while all Josie Strong has is her medieval knowledge. Josie designs a classic medieval trap. If she succeeds, she may get the murderer. If she fails, the penalty will be death...

_From the author of the bestselling Tahoe Mystery series... After UCLA Professor Josie Strong catches a sniper who murdered two people,_ the man is killed in an explosion. The governor of California pressures Professor Strong to investigate. He believes the professor can use her medieval weapon skills to uncover a conspiracy. Josie's investigation takes her into the wilderness of the Sierra foothills, where she finds an old religious abbey that is headquarters for a crime syndicate. Josie designs a medieval ambush. She thinks her chance of success is minimal. But if she fails, a second sniper will kill Josie and her daughter Samantha.