Scott Graham

Scott Graham (scottfranklingraham.com) is the National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of the acclaimed National Park Mystery Series, featuring archaeologist Chuck Bender and his wife, paramedic Janelle Ortega. The series is published by Torrey House Press (torreyhouse.org). The seventh installment in the series, Canyonlands Carnage, was released in September 2021, with an accompanying nationwide virtual and in-person book tour. Canyonlands Carnage has received unanimous national praise, including, from Mystery Scene Magazine: “Outdoor enthusiasts, environmentalists, and history buffs will all find something that satisfies in Canyonlands Carnage. Graham beautifully captures what it's like to navigate the rapids—the danger, the thrill, the skill required—while also painting a vivid picture of the region's myriad natural wonders.” The six previous books in Scott's series, published from 2014 to 2020, are Canyon Sacrifice, Mountain Rampage, Yellowstone Standoff, Yosemite Fall, Arches Enemy, and Mesa Verde Victim. Scott is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys backpacking, river rafting, skiing, and mountaineering. He lives with his wife, an emergency physician, in Durango, Colorado. He has worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, radio disk jockey, and coal-shoveling fireman on the steam-powered Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. Visit scottfranklingraham.com for much more.