Newly released book ten in the series is Great Sand Dunes Massacre, set in southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Book nine in the series, Death Valley Duel, was a finalist for the 2025 Colorado Book Award. It features a villainous ultra-trail race across the Mojave Desert based in part on the annual Hardrock 100 ultra-trail race in Silverton.
Scott is based in Durango, CO and, in addition to a thriving writing career, is an avid outdoorsman and advocate for public lands. In addition to his mysteries, Scott is the author of five nonfiction books, including Extreme Kids, and winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. Scott has worked as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, radio disc jockey, and coal-shoveling fireman on the steam-powered Durango-Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.
This is a featured event of the 2026 Southwest Colorado Humanities Roundtable History Live!