Book 2

Mountain Rampage

by Scott Graham

Published 18 May 2015
In the riveting second installment of the National Park Mystery Series, archaeologist Chuck Bender finds himself and his young wife and stepdaughters in the crosshairs of an unknown killer when he defends his brother-in-law from false accusations of murder in the brutal slaying of a resort worker in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Book 5

Arches Enemy

by Scott Graham

Published 9 June 2019

Book 7

Canyonlands Carnage

by Scott Graham

Published 14 September 2021

Canyon Sacrifice

by Scott Graham

Published 1 January 2014
"When his new stepdaughter is kidnapped during a visit to the Grand Canyon, archaeologist Chuck Bender faces up to his secret past and his unfamiliar family-man role as he confronts every parent's worst nightmare--that of a missing child"--Page 4 of cover.

Yosemite Fall

by Scott Graham

Published 9 June 2018

When archaeologist Chuck Bender arrives in Yosemite Valley with his new family to study the 150-year-old murders of two gold prospectors, he and his wife, Janelle Ortega, are suspected in the shocking death of one of Chuck's former rock-climbing partners. Together, Chuck and Janelle solve the dual mysteries while facing down a ruthless killer on the loose.


Yellowstone Standoff

by Scott Graham

Published 6 June 2016
"Graham's intriguing third National Park Mystery takes archaeologist Chuck Bender to the Thorofare region of Yellowstone The threatening behavior of the park's predators is worrisome enough, and the discovery of a murdered researcher lifts threats to a whole new level. Graham does a fine job detailing the various and competing demands made on national parks by the public, scientists, and bureaucrats."
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Bears and wolves in Yellowstone's backcountry don't hold a candle to the danger posed by the people sent there to study them. [Yellowstone Standoff balances] potential danger and shady characters."
KIRKUS REVIEWS

"Graham does a terrific job of maintaining suspense and keeping the reader wondering what could possibly be happening. The remote forests of Yellowstone are well described, and Graham's writing transports the reader..."
-REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE

"One part mystery, one part mysticism, and one part mayhem Scott Graham's Yellowstone Standoff is all parts thrilling."
CRAIG JOHNSON, author of the Longmire Mysteries

Yellowstone Standoff takes man versus nature and man tangled up with nature right to the brink of wild suspense."
MARK STEVENS, author of Lake of Fire

What an extraordinary ride! You know when a reader says they couldn't put the book down? Yellowstone Standoff is one of those rare books a tour de force."
WIN BLEVINS, author of The Darkness Rolling

With sweeping landscapes, engaging characters, and a twisted plot, Scott Graham's Yellowstone Standoff is a must read mystery that's hard to set down."
MARGARET MIZUSHIMA, author of Killing Trail: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery

Book three in the National Park Mystery Series, Yellowstone Standoff takes readers deep into the backcountry of a wildly popular national park. When Yellowstone National Park's grizzly bears and gray wolves suddenly and inexplicably go rogue, archaeologist Chuck Bender teams with his old friend, Yellowstone Chief Ranger Lex Hancock, to defend the suspect members of a group scientific expedition. Soon, Chuck finds himself defending the lives of his family as an unforeseen danger threatens in the storied national park's remote wilderness.

SCOTT GRAHAM is the author of seven books, including Canyon Sacrifice and Mountain Rampage books one and two in the National Park Mystery Series from Torrey House Press and Extreme Kids, winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. Like most visitors to America's first national park, Graham was awestruck by Yellowstone as a child. His fascination with the park has continued in the years since, with numerous visits to Yellowstone's geyser- and wildlife-filled front country and its incomparable wilderness. Graham is an avid outdoorsman and amateur archaeologist who enjoys mountaineering, skiing, hunting, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting with his wife, who is an emergency physician, and their two sons. He lives in Durango, Colorado.

Saguaro Sanction

by Scott Graham

Published 7 March 2023

Death Valley Duel

by Scott Graham

Published 4 June 2024