A romantic yoga mystery infused by nature.

Morgan has become settled in her quiet life in Sutton, Massachusetts. Her peaceful morning yoga routine is assisted by her cat Juliet. In the evening, she guides her kayak across the placid surface of Lake Singletary. Everything is in its place. 

When Morgan stumbles across a dead body in the shadowy depths of Sutton Woods, her stability is knocked askew. Jason, the ranger who comes to her aid, provides steady support. The death seems at first an accident, but Morgan knows in her heart that a delicate strut of life has fallen out of balance.  

As Morgan and Jason delve into the mystery, still waters are stirred. Danger billows from the depths of Purgatory Chasm, from the twisted histories that stretch back decades. Can they unravel the tangled skeins before the past catches up with them? 

Aspen Allegations is the first novel in the award-winning Sutton Massachusetts Mystery series. It is followed by Birch Blackguards. 

All novels in the Sutton Massachusetts Mystery series are written in a boots-on-the-ground, chapter-a-day format. On November 1, author Lisa Shea went to the Sutton woods, hiked through them, and then that evening she wrote up the actual sights and sounds of that visit. That was chapter one. The same process held true for each subsequent day and location. By November 30, the book was laid out. Each book captures a moment in time; as a whole, the series shows the progression of events, news, and nature over the years. 

Lisa has lived in Sutton for nearly two decades and strives to craft stories which transport listeners to her beautiful town. She offers a glimpse into Sutton's combination of centuries-old history and a modern, sliced-through-by-a-busy-highway existence. Lisa visits the actual locations mentioned in the story, experiences the atmosphere, and then infuses those rich colors, trilling bird-songs, and pungent fragrances into her story in a richly descriptive manner reminiscent of Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Then, toss in an ample seasoning of local culinary delights, and this is the world of the Sutton Massachusetts Mystery Series!