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The Newest Owen McKenna Mystery! TAHOE TRAP TAHOE TRAP is about a 10-year-old illegal, Mexican, immigrant boy whose foster mother is murdered, leaving him homeless, and, because he doesn't speak Spanish, without even a country he can call home. Check out what Book Bloggers are saying!  "An open-throttle ride from a murder on the mountain roads of Tahoe to the growing fields of Stockton and back again." - Wendy Schultz, Placerville Mountain Democrat "A constantly surprising series of events involving murder, kidnapping, two nasty hired killers from Vegas... and the final motivation of the killer comes as a major surprise. (I love when that happens.)" - Yvette, In So Many Words "I love Todd Borg's books... There is the usual great twist ending (in Tahoe Trap) that I never would have guessed. If you like mysteries, you really need to read this series." -JBronder Book Reviews "Another wild ride through the Tahoe geography we all know and love with private investigator Owen McKenna and his dog Spot... Another must read for mystery lovers far and wide." -Taylor Flynn, Tahoe Mountain News (turn to page 38)   "Super clever!... More twists in the plot toward the end of the book turn the mystery into an even more suspenseful thriller." -Harvee Lau, Book Dilettante "The plots are high octane and the action is faster than a cheetah on speed, but those elements never, ever assume more importance than the characters." -Cathy Cole, Kittling: Books "My personal pick for Los Angeles Times Festival Of Books BEST FIND: Todd Borg's Owen McKenna Mystery series." - Laura Davis, LA Books Examiner, Examiner.com "You will fall in love with the almost-silent, unemotional Paco and feel his pain for the life he has lived for the past ten years." -Elizabeth, Silver's Reviews "Tahoe Trap offers a chilling thriller, a wholesome story, deeply researched topics, and a compilation of friendly and recurring characters who cannot help but unravel the mystery in just the knick of time." - Caleb Cage, The Nevada Review "The chase for the boy is frighteningly fast-paced. In desperation, McKenna sets a trap, with Paco as the bait. And it almost works. The impending catastrophe takes a sudden twist and the reader, as well as young Paco, has one more hair-raising episode before the story ends." - Bookin' With Sunny "A fascinating story with first class writing and, of course, my favorite character, Spot, a Great Dane that steals most of the scenes." - Mary Ligno, Feathered Quill Book Reviews "Once again Todd pulls together interesting and divergent story line strands and weaves an exciting murder mystery. During what's left of my down times these days, I read mystery/crime novels. And I watch for the newest chapters in the ongoing developments of characters like Jack Reacher, Joanna Brady, Dismas Hardy, Peter and Rina Decker, and Alex Cross to name a few. But these days I look forward most to the next installment of Owen McKenna. If you're a mystery reader, do yourself a favor. Dig into the Owen McKenna series." - China Gorman, China Gorman blog

1 2 3  4 5 6   7 8 9   10 BORG'S AWARDS Ben Franklin Award for Best Mystery of the Year (see below) One of the Five Best Mysteries of the Year       - Library Journal One of the Top Five Mysteries of the Year       - G. Wedgwood, Mystery News Best Thriller of the Year       - Bay Area Independent Publishers Association Best Mystery of the Year       - Bay Area Independent Publishers Association Best New Fiction - Cincinnati Library Starred (Rave) Reviews       - Library Journal, Midwest Book Review, Mystery News, Nevada Appeal, San Jose Mercury News and numerous other papers and magazines and websites Amazon Mystery/Thriller Bestseller List      - Several of the Owen McKenna mysteries have made Amazon's bestseller list multiple times! WONDERING WHERE TO  GET THE BOOKS IN TAHOE? NORTH SHORE Tahoe Biltmore Gift Shop, Crystal Bay Geared For Games, Boatworks Mall, Tahoe City MindPlay in Squaw Valley SOUTH SHORE Red Hut at Ski Run Blvd Lakeside Inn Gift Shop Artifacts in the Raley's Village Center Lakeside Landing Cabin Fever at Ski Run Marina Lake Tahoe Museum Enchanted Florist at the "Y" Camp Rich General Store Valhalla at the Office in the Twin Cabins TRUCKEE Bookshelf at Hooligan Rocks RENO Sundance Books at California Ave The Red Hut Cafe at Lakeside Dr and W. Moana CARSON CITY The Red Hut Cafe on 395 CARSON VALLEY Shelby's Books in Minden PLACERVILLE El Dorado Arts Council Artspace Gallery  GRASS VALLEY The Bookseller VIRGINIA CITY Mark Twain Books ***BREAKING NEWS! *** For you Francophiles... The French translation rights for TAHOE HIJACK were purchased by a publisher in Paris! The French version of Tahoe Hijack is now out in hardcover. The French title? TAHOE L'ENLEVEMENT Une Enquete Du Detective McKenna

Borg walking up to receive the Ben Franklin Best Mystery of the Year Award for TAHOE SILENCE (The cover is displayed on the big screens) The award ceremony was held at the posh Wilshire Grand in Los Angeles

Good ol' Ben on the slab of glass Gold sticker on the book Notice above that TAHOE BLOWUP  was a silver medal finalist in 2002

The Owen McKenna T-Shirt

"I had to rethink everything,  from Chocolate to Paris." - Owen McKenna This luxurious long-sleeved T-Shirt comes from a line that McKenna says in Tahoe Heat. Nick-named the "Epiphany T-Shirt," more details are on the order page.

You can now order "OWEN'S OMELET" at the Red Hut Cafe at Ski Run Blvd. in South Lake Tahoe!

For more info go to "Owen's Page" and page down to the omelette photo!

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