Mike
Befeler is our special guest blogger today here on Author Expressions. Mike turned
his attention to writing after a 39-year career in the computer industry. He now resides in Lakewood , CA
Rewriting History
I’ve had the opportunity to have nine previous mystery
novels published, and all of these have been in current times. My first foray
into historical mysteries will be available within a week from Five Star and is
titled, Murder on the Switzerland Trail.
Why the title of this blog, “Rewriting History?” The answer
is this: a historical mystery novel blends historical accuracy with the
imagination of the author to add fictional events. Murder on the Switzerland Trail is set in 1919 in Boulder , Colorado Boulder
Here is the quick summary of the novel: A Sunday excursion
in the mountains above Boulder , Colorado Boulder
I have attempted to portray as accurately as possible the
description of the towns along the route of the Switzerland Trail railroad in
1919, historical events surrounding the story and some actual people of that
era. I use the background of the post World War I period, the signing of the
peace treaty, the recent influenza epidemic and the struggle to keep the
Switzerland Trail railroad in business. The fictional license taken includes
the actual murder, the victim, the suspects and the investigator.
The Switzerland Trail railroad carried supplies for miners
and passengers into the mountains and brought ore down to the towns below
during the end of the nineteen and beginning of the twentieth centuries. The
railroad went out of business shortly after the story takes place due to the
struggle to keep it financially solvent, compounded by the rise of the motorcar
as a means of transportation and a devastating flood, which wiped out many of
the railroad trestles along the route. The story of the demise of the railroad
runs parallel to the stories of the passengers who venture into the mountains
one fateful day.
Murder
on the Switzerland Trail is available from Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Murder-Switzerland-Trail-Mike-Befeler/dp/1432830503/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1444496172&sr=1-1&keywords=murder+on+the+switzerland+trail
or Barnes and Noble http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/murder-on-the-switzerland-trail-mike-befeler/1120061610?ean=9781432830502
or contact your local bookseller. Enjoy.
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Hi, this is Jacqueline Seewald again. If you leave comments
for Mike, he will respond.
Thanks for dropping
by Author Expressions! We welcome all readers and fellow writers.
7 comments:
I like the description of the research into the history of this railroad and how it came to an end, bringing to life a part of our past long gone and probably mostly forgotten. You've set yourself quite a challenge to solve the crime before the train ride comes to an end. Perhaps your book could make a separate genre, along with Christie's Orient Express.
Susan,
Thanks for your comment. The protagonist definitely has a challenge to find the murderer before the suspects depart
Mike,
This sounds like a really exciting mystery! I love historical Westerns that combine mystery and suspense thriller qualities. Congrats.
This sounds like an interesting novel, Mike, both for the setting/period and the challenge you've set your detective. I can sympathize with the work it takes to make historical fiction accurate without becoming pedantic.
It does take time to research the period, but as I indicated, I enjoyed the process because I learned so much.
I started reading your novel this weekend. I agree with Susan - it is like Murder on the Orient Express set in historic Colorado.
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