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Irion Books Releases Murder on Aconcagua
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Irion Books Releases Fifth Book in the Summit Murder Mystery Series

Murder on Aconcagua

Today Irion Books announces the much anticipated release of the fifth book in their Summit Murder Mystery Series, Murder on Aconcagua.  One of the most unique series ever written, the Summit Murder Mystery Series is co-authored by Charles G. Irion and Ronald J. Watkins, and is set at the peaks of the highest mountains on the world’s seven continents.  Remote, inaccessible, they are the crown jewels of climbing.  They are the world’s deadliest mountains, and deaths from falls, avalanches, illness, heart attacks, and high altitude sickness, are a matter of course. Add in murder to the mix, and you get seven of the most original and exciting murder mysteries ever written.

Inspired by Charles Irion’s 1987 attempt to climb Mt. Everest, and his 2011 climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro, each book offers the story of a little known region of the world.  The authors promise you will encounter bizarre customs, ancient taboos, political intrigue, and ethnic conflicts, and Murder on Aconcagua is no exception.

In Murder on Aconcagua, Irion says, “Our hero not only battles the brutal elements of the Aconcagua summit, but the determined greed of a murderer.”  The book’s synopsis tells us that hero Scott Devlon is once again sent by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency on another climbing expedition. This time the mountain is Aconcagua, the highest in South America. His mission is to confirm a report that three Inca golden idols have been discovered and are headed to Venezuelan strongman, Hugo Chavez. Legend says he who possesses them is invincible. Scott’s assignment is to prevent that from taking place but he quickly learns that there are those who will stop at nothing, including murder, to get their hands on the idols. 

For more information about Charles Irion and the other books in the Summit Murder Mystery Series, please visit www.charlesirion.com or www.summitmurdermystery.com  

About Irion Books:
Irion Books launched in 2007 with the release of its Hell Series books, beginning with Remodeling Hell, followed by Autograph Hell, Car Dealer Hell, and Divorce Hell.   While writing the Hell Series, Irion began working on the Seven Summit Murder Mystery Series, after climbing Mt. Everest and Mt. Kilimanjaro.  An entrepreneur and philanthropist, Irion is an advisory board member for Project C.U.R.E., founding principal in Phoenix Social Venture Partners, the founder of his own children's dictionary program, and a past director and current member of the Lions Sight and Hearing Foundation.  Irion has also participated in a number of medical missions abroad including Mexico, Belize, and Tanzania.  For more information about Irion Books, please visit www.IrionBooks.com

 
Readers to Select Cover of Final Book in Summit Murder Mystery Series
 Authors Charles G. Irion and Ronald J. Watkins are asking fans to help them choose a cover for what will be the concluding book in their Summit Murder Mystery Series. The contest, which will run until March 1, 2012, asks participants to choose between two possible cover images for the final book Murder On Kilimanjaro. Irion says, "We can't decide which cover deserves the unique distinction of finishing the series of seven. Through this contest, we want to get feedback from the people whose opinions truly matter ... our readers!" 

Readers who vote on a cover option will be entered into a contest to win a full set of all seven books in the Summit Murder Mystery series! To enter the contest, readers are asked to go to the Summit Murder Mystery Series blog at http://summitmurderseries.blogspot.com/ and fill out the provided form selecting which cover image they think best captures Mount Kilimanjaro, one the amazing seven summits. At the end of the contest, the cover with the most votes will be chosen, and a winner will be contacted via email. 

The seventh and final book, Murder On Kilimanjaro will be what Irion promises is the "crown jewel of our Summit Murder Mystery series. We are very excited about this book. It will be full of non-stop action and tie the entire series together." 

In order to do research for the plot of Murder On Kilimanjaro, Irion actually climbed the mighty mountain himself in June 2011. When asking Irion what the plot contains, he laughs and says, "We are rescuing the President of the United States. Our hero Scott Devlon will be helping the President get off the mountain after his son is murdered." With the release of the book due just prior to the Presidential Election next year, it is sure to be an unforgettable ending to an already amazing series.

The book that started it all is Murder On Everest, which finds the series' hero Scott Devlon returning to the mountain to retrieve the body of a friend, Derek Sodoc, who died during their initial summit attempt. Sodoc's influential Father is convinced Derek didn't die from the elements and hopes by sending the same team back up to retrieve Derek's body, the truth of what really happened will be revealed. Each book in the series takes place on one of the world's seven continental summits, and includes climbing drama, mystery, murder and intrigue.

For more information about Charles Irion and his seven summit book collection please visit http://www.charlesirion.com. You can also see the Summit Murder Mystery book trailer by going to this link on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ScNEuEI0Ds

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Murder on Mt. McKinley


Once again Scott Devlon is thrust into the middle of a murder mystery atop one of the world's Seven Summits. In Murder on Mt. McKinley, the chief executives of two rival oil companies attempting to construct a new Alaska pipeline opt to merge their efforts, and reap billions in profits. During the process, in celebration, they decide to climb Mt. McKinley, the highest mountain in North America. What they don't expect are deaths. But they have enemies at every turn and one by one, that's what begins to happen. Can they all be accidents? Competitors, Russians, Native American cultists, and environmental extremists, all have motives. But would any of them stoop to murder to stop the development of another oil field in Alaska? Or are the executives knocking each other off? As the climbing team descends from the summit engulfed by a violent lightning storm it becomes clear that murder is exactly what is occurring. The Summit Murder Mystery Series explores murders set on each of the Seven Summits, the highest and deadliest mountains on the world's seven continents. Join authors Charles G. Irion and Ronald J. Watkins for this extraordinary journey of daring exploits and murder.







Murder on Mt. McKinley
(A Summit Murder Mystery)
Written by Charles G. Irion and
Ronald J. Watkins
Publisher: Irion Books, LLC
Paperback $19.95
Kindle $8.99
170 pages


Excerpt: 

The very ease with which the climb was perceived led to so many deaths as was the case with Elbrus.  In the 11 days since we've been at this, the trek had been across wide plains of fresh snow or along narrow ridges, neither of which was more than moderately inclined.  But now we were at the end and the route was beginning to rise sharply.  With the cloud and cold that numbed gloved hands, we'd reached the most dangerous time.

From my experience most of those on the team would not understand that.  They were tired, even exhausted.  The goal was all but in sight.  The tendency was to banish any negative thoughts as well as genuine concerns from your mind and press on.  None of them would be considering the reality that once we reached the summit we were only half done.  We still had to get down alive and uninjured.

Stern was making good time, too good, and I found it difficult to catch up with him.  The route was taking us along a traverse.  The mountain rose sharply to my right, very steeply down the glacier to my left.  Such places can be quite treacherous. There was nowhere I could reach and talk to him safely so I decided to wait until after the next point when I need to disconnect and reconnect.

That spot was about 10 feet away when Stern was suddenly engulfed in a sea of white and vanished. Without warning the falling while enveloped me, shutting out the light as it swept me away.  There was no time to shout, no time to react. I found myself plunging into thin air, trapped in the deadly embrace of an avalanche.

 
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