The Laurel Highlands seem idyllic, but for Jim Duncan they're anything but.

Welcome to Fayette County, PA known affectionately to some locals as "Fayette-nam." It's a place that boasts breathtaking scenery - and heartbreaking crime. In this collection of stories, a young divorcee, a politician's wife, a local baseball star, the head of the local 4-H, and an up-and-coming brewmaster have one thing in common. They're all dead, murdered by person, or persons, unknown.

It's up to Pennsylvania State Police Trooper First Class Jim Duncan to investigate each crime to find the guilty party. Just a divorced guy with a dog, he's aided by Fayette County assistant public defender Sally Castle. A woman with her own code whose interest in Duncan may rise above the level of purely professional.

Murder Most Scenic brings together the following stories

An Idlyllic Place for Murder

Death & Politics

Fatal Frost (new for this collection)

Batter Down

Dead of Summer

A Brew to Die For