Snowbound: Book Four in the West Baden Murders Series [Paperback]

Patrick O'Brian (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 11, 2006 | Series: The West Baden Murders Series

What begins as a simple tour with an overnight stay soon becomes a fight for survival.
Two years after the horrific murders at the historic West Baden Springs Hotel, an investment group seeks to buy the property, not entirely aware of the danger.
Trapped in a mansion by a fierce blizzard, members of the group begin disappearing one by one. Everyone is a suspect, but no one can leave, and their only means of communication is sabotaged.
A lost hunter and a mysterious deputy sheriff enter the mix as the past returns to haunt the visitors. The group members must trust one another and formulate a plan to survive until morning, or risk falling prey to the mansion's deadly traps.

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About the Author

Patrick works as a firefighter in Muncie, Indiana, writing mysteries in his spare time. He enjoys photography, theme parks, and online auctions. He is a native New Yorker.

Product Details

• Paperback: 322 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (December 11, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595421369
• ISBN-13: 978-0595421367
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,763,256 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Patrick works as a full-time firefighter in Northeastern Indiana, writing and researching in his spare time. He writes primarily suspense thrillers and detective mysteries, though he has done a few arson mysteries.
He enjoys travel and visiting theme parks during the summer. He also does photography and dabbles in online auctions. At least once a year he travels to his home state of New York.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The saga continues!, January 27, 2008

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This review is from: Snowbound: Book Four in the West Baden Murders Series (Paperback)

Although Paul Clouse is vaguely present in this episode of the series, he still has a prominent importance in the plot. Never say never when considering what might be plausable. The twist in the events will surprise readers, but no doubt the ending will delight. The characters in the investment group visiting the mansion seem believeable and personable. O'Brian has again created characters who resonate with real life individuals and touch your heart. The villians are delightfully evil. I can't wait to see what will happen in the next book. The murder scenes/descriptions are again gruesome and adult language is present in the text. The pictures at the end of the book illustrate the rich history of the area which is tied into the writing. Vivid description and humouous metaphors and similies add to the colorful writing. Don't miss this one!

Note: Although this is book four, most of the characters in the first three books are not central characters in this novel so you may easily read book four without having first read the earlier trilogy. The investment group characters are the main focus of the plot as Clouse has decided to sell the Dome and move on with his life. I suspect that there will be a book five and book six so this may become the second trilogy, but that is my own personal speculation at this point. It is hard to "give up" the members of the investment group without expecting to see them return and take up where this book stopped much as was the case in the first three books.