Beth Groundwater

, Female

Breckenridge, CO

United States

Profile Information:

Hometown:
Breckenridge, CO
About Me:
Bestselling author Beth Groundwater writes two mystery series, the Claire Hanover gift basket designer series and the Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures series starring whitewater river ranger Mandy Tanner. The first book in her Claire Hanover series, A REAL BASKET CASE, was released in hardcover in 2007 and re-released in trade paperback and ebook in November, 2011. The book garnered good reviews from national reviewers and was nominated for the 2007 Best First Novel Agatha Award. The second book in the series, TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET, was released in hardcover in 2009, also to good reviews, and was re-released in trade paperback and ebook in November, 2012. A BASKET OF TROUBLE, the third book in the series, was released in November, 2013.

DEADLY CURRENTS, the first book in Beth's Rocky Mountain Outdoor Adventures series starring whitewater river ranger Mandy Tanner, was released in trade paperback and ebook in March, 2011 with good reviews from Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, the Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, and Mystery Scene, among other reviewers. The Kindle format was a bestseller on Amazon. The second book in the series, WICKED EDDIES, was released in May, 2012 and was a finalist for The Rocky Award, for best mystery set in western North America. The third, FATAL DESCENT, was released in June, 2013.

Beth was an avid "river rat" in the 1980s, running whitewater rivers in the eastern US, and enjoyed reacquainting herself with that subculture while researching this series. In June, 2011, she was the parade VIP for the First in Boating on the Arkansas River (FIBArk) whitewater festival in Salida, Colorado, which is featured in DEADLY CURRENTS. Beth lives in Colorado and enjoys its many outdoor activities, including skiing and whitewater rafting.

Beth's science fiction novella, THE EPSILON ERIDANI ALTERNATIVE, was released in ebook and paperback in 2009. Also, she has published nine short stories, many multiple times in various formats, including audio. She enjoys meeting with book clubs in person or via Skype or speakerphone to discuss her books. Visit her website at http://bethgroundwater.com/ and her blog at http://bethgroundwater.blogspot.com/ for more information or to arrange a visit.
I Am A:
Reader, Writer
Website:
http://bethgroundwater.com
Books And Authors I Like:
I read a wide variety of books. I'm in a Book Club that meets monthly to discuss literary and women's fiction. Some of my favorite reads from that group were The Birth of Venus by Sarah Dunant, Vanishing Acts by Jodi Picoult, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, Bel Canto by Ann Patchett, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime by Mark Haddon, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I read a lot of mysteries, of course. Some of my favorite authors are Western writers who I've gotten to know at conferences: C.J Box, Kathy Brandt, Christine Goff, Maggie Sefton, and Margaret Coel. I also enjoy light-hearted series by Alexander McCall Smith, Donna Andrews, and Tim Cockey. My all-time favorite mystery writer is Sharyn McCrumb, and I'm collecting all her books. I read romance and science fiction occasionally and have enjoyed Diana Gabaldon, J.D. Robb, Anne McCaffrey and Douglas Adams.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
The Amazing Race, Downton Abbey

Comment Wall:

  • MysteryDawg

    Hey Beth,
    GReat seeing you here. Welcome aboard. I look forward to seeing on the boards and in the forums.

    Jan 25, 2008

  • Patricia Harrington

    Thanks for the invite, Beth. I'm also pleased to be invited. Love the titles of your mysteries. Must say, that's one of my favorite sayings, "To Hell in a Handbasket." In fact, I think I'll look up its origin. Or, perhaps you know?

    Take care,

    Pat
    P. S. The pix is hard to read but it says Sandy Pat's Beach Bar and Book Club. Taken on a small, uninhabited island (one of the Five Islands) off Antigua. And, my WIP is Murder Visits Antigua, a Golden Age mystery. Fun research!!!!

    Jan 25, 2008

  • Marilyn Meredith

    Thanks for the invite. I met you at Mayhem in the Midlands last year. Your books are fun.

    Hope to run into you at another mystery con one of these days.

    Marilyn

    Jan 25, 2008

  • Michael Allan Mallory

    Hey Beth, long time no talkie! Okay, it was only a few days ago. Nice to see you here. For those who aren't familiar with Beth's book, I recommend it, even though it has no crocodiles. (You'll have to see my book cover to understand that.) "A Real Basket Case" starts off with blood, murder, sex, guilt, shame and more blood.

    Look forward to your comments on this site.

    Michael

    Jan 25, 2008

  • Gayle Wigglesworth

    Hi Beth,
    Great hearing from you. Have you been on this site long? I just heard about it and am interested in how it works. And I'm in awe that you figured out how to customize your page, I'm still working on that.

    Jan 26, 2008

  • Michael W. Sherer

    Thanks for adding me, Beth. See you at LCC in Denver! mike

    Jan 26, 2008

  • Gayle Wigglesworth

    Thanks Beth, I guess its trial and error. I finally did customize my page but really haven't worked out what to do with this list. I put a question to MMA and will see what they suggest. I do notice more and more authors showing up, haven't heard a word from the other 800 members that I hoped were readers.

    Jan 27, 2008

  • JackBludis

    Hae you read "Go to Hellina Handbasket?" It's one of those things, titles are "in the ether."

    Jan 28, 2008

  • Mark Stevens

    I dropped off my books at 1490 Lafayette last week and saw a stack of yours in the offIce. I'm hoping there are enough entries. And hope you are well.

    Cheers,

    Mark

    Jan 28, 2008

  • F.T. Bradley

    Hi Beth! Good to 'see' you around here. And a belated congrats on TO HELL IN A HANDBASKET!

    Take care,

    Fleur

    Jan 29, 2008

  • Tony Burton

    Hi Beth! Good to see you here. It's a great place, even though I confess I don't get over as often as I'd like.

    Tony

    Jan 29, 2008

  • Bret Wright

    Hiya, Beth! Thanks for adding me. Love your page. I'm trying to figure out how to customize mine, but the basic black seems appropos, too, so I may leave it that way.

    Good luck in the ABNA, I'll be dropping a review in your section in the next day or so. Thanks for taking the time to read my excerpt and review it.

    Jan 29, 2008