{"id":67,"date":"2026-09-19T12:46:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T12:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iamaikennetdev.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=67"},"modified":"2026-09-19T19:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T19:12:26","slug":"stolen-mountain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iamaiken.net\/?page_id=67","title":{"rendered":"Stolen Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Slow Burning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA smart and insightful little mystery that leaves a big impact.\u201d Kirkus Reviews<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cWhat I\u2019m enjoying about [Stolen Mountain] so much is the small town flavor and all the familiar nods to local places and peoples and happenings, but there is a very intriguing plot in the background that is clearly fiction. Think big money coming into Vermont, there\u2019s the ski resort, the local police, there\u2019s fraud, all these interesting characters. It\u2019s really fun.\u201d \u2014 Lisa Sullivan, owner of Bartleby\u2019s Books in Wilmington, VT. Vermont Edition, Vermont Public Radio<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the book<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

.M. Aiken\u2019s second novel, Stolen Mountain,<\/em> a classic legal thriller with the fresh style, heart-wrenching twists, and sheer humanity that Aiken is becoming famous for. It is also available as an audio, read by the author.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EMS Captain turned sleuth Brighid Doran trains her forensic eye on The Branston Club\u2014a swanky ski lodge being built in her rural Vermont town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While dodging danger and digging up dirt, Brighid and team draw the ire of small town politicians, crooked cops, and an ever-deepening chasm of deceptions, all the while struggling to cope with the constant deployment of her wife Major Sarah (Sam) Ann Musgrave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With help from attorney Morgan Harmon and a hovering FBI, Brighid must determine the truth of a scheme with the potential of defrauding her friends and neighbors of millions\u2026 but at what cost to her own relationships and where she calls home?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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IS Trowbridge a Series?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sort of, “ish”, not really. I love writing and as the philosopher advised write what you know<\/em>, so I write about my New England home and I write about people I’ve invented. These characters and terrain anchor my stories here around me. The order doesn’t matter. Read the stories as you encounter them. Like em? Buy more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How much?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Paperback Edition ISBN 9781963511284 $21.95
eBook ISBN 9781963511291 $10.99
Audiobook ISBN 9781963511574 $23.05<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Is this a True Story?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

No, but one could say “ripped from the headlines.” The story is founded on one of two major fraud cases involving ski\/resort areas in Vermont. One to the north at Jay Peak and one very close to my home in Southern Vermont. Both sets of crooks cost Vermonters billions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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You are my reader. You are gold to me. I will never share or sell your information. I will share only short stories and major announcements such as new publications, awards, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n