Murder Pans Out — Emily Toll

Widowed in her early fifties, Lynne Montgomery has rediscovered her first love--travel. With the money from her husband's insurance policy, she's able to buy the travel agency she worked for. But leading tour groups of well-heeled vacationers becomes more than an educational experience--when murder adds itself to the itinerary...

Guiding a good-natured group of San Diego schoolteachers through California's Gold Rush Country is exactly the kind of tour that Lynne Montgomery relishes. The women can't wait to explore the old mines, traipse through ghost towns, and pan for gold in the American River. And they love roughing it at the Murmuring Pines Campground--until a mysterious accident leaves the campground's owner near death. When it becomes clear that someone is bent on making this Lynne's final tour, she must dig up some clues and catch the culprit--before the culprit catches her...