Tahoe Deep (#17) Is Available On Kindle Pre-Order

The 17th Owen McKenna mystery is now available on Kindle Pre-order!

TAHOE DEEP is about the famous SS Tahoe Steamer.

Here's a short description:

"In 1940, a teen-aged blind boy named Danny Callahan witnessed the scuttling of the SS Tahoe Steamer, the grandest ship to ever sail Lake Tahoe. Eighty years later, a killer beats up old man Daniel Callahan, demanding to know the truth about a secret that went down with the ship. If Callahan doesn't tell all he knows, the people closest to Callahan will die..."

While the Kindle version is now up on pre-order, the paper version will soon be available as well.

Also, my events for the new book are being scheduled, and I will post those when the dates are set.

Thanks again for your interest!

South Lake Tahoe Is Not Casinos

People who live in or near South Lake Tahoe are sometimes exasperated by the perception of some tourists that "South Lake Tahoe is where the casinos are."

Not true.

The South Shore Casinos are in Stateline, Nevada. If you look at a map, you'll see that South Lake Tahoe is at the very south end of the lake, 5:30 on the dial to 6:30. The casinos are more like 4:00.

Many or even most people who live in South Lake Tahoe can go months at a time without ever seeing the casinos. They only occasionally drive by them on their way to Carson City or Reno.

If you ask most South Lake Tahoe residents to describe their community, they'll talk about Tahoe's grandest beaches (Baldwin, Pope), Tahoe's highest mountains (Freel, Job's Sister), Tahoe's highest ski resort (Heavenly), Tahoe's most visited wilderness area (Desolation Wilderness), Tahoe's second largest lake (Fallen Leaf), Tahoe's largest community college (LTCC) and, of course, Emerald Bay, Tahoe's most picturesque and most photographed place.

One of the hotel casinos in Stateline, Nevada

The casinos are popular with a certain type of tourist. That's all good.

The valley where South Lake Tahoe residents live.

But South Lake Tahoe is much more about recreation, hiking, biking, skiing, boating.

Tahoe Colleges!

It is a lucky community that has a college. Colleges provide a huge positive input to a town. Education, culture, jobs, and a huge draw for people who attend. Of course, not all students are young, but many are. When a town attracts young people, it creates its future. Towns that lose young people struggle. Sometimes they even die off.

We are very fortunate to have multiple colleges in the Tahoe Truckee area.

Check them out:

SOUTH SHORE

Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) http://www.ltcc.edu/

NORTH SHORE

Sierra Nevada College https://www.sierranevada.edu/

TRUCKEE

Sierra College https://www.sierracollege.edu/about-us/visit/tahoe-truckee-campus.php

In many, if not most, towns, the cultural center is the library.

Incline Village library

Tahoe and Truckee are especially fortunate in that we have many libraries. Here are several of ours:

SOUTH SHORE
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA
530-573-3185
https://www.eldoradolibrary.org/ (Click on the South Lake Tahoe link)

EAST SHORE
Zephyr Cove/Glenbrook Douglas County Library Lake Tahoe branch
233 Warrior Way, Glenbrook, NV 89413
775-588-6411

NORTH SHORE
INCLINE VILLAGE
845 Alder Ave, Incline Village, NV 89451
775-832-4230

KINGS BEACH
301 Secline St, Kings Beach, CA 96143
530-546-02021

WEST SHORE
TAHOE CITY
740 N Lake Blvd, Tahoe City, CA 96145
530-583-3382

TRUCKEE
10031 Levon Ave
Truckee, CA
(530) 582-7846
https://www.mynevadacounty.com/290/Library

Check them out. You'll likely find them to be a great resource for information and events.  (Apologies to any I've missed!)

Next week: Tahoe Colleges