Murder in ShangriLa Author:Elizabeth Fuller I felt lonely and strange. I kept thinking of how far away I was from everything I was used to, sitting on the side of a mountain on the roof of the world so completely isolated by the snow and darkness. I hoped and prayed that a Tamang had killed Claudette, because if not, somebody in this tent was the murderer. Piper Rooney, a flight attend... more »ant who is also an inventor of board games, embarks on a trek to the base camp of Mt. Everest in the Himalayas. She is completing a world-wide trip to exotic locations to collect research for a new travel game. Piper joins a group from a trendy, upscale town in Connecticut. She quickly learns that her borderline outrageous companions have agendas far beyond viewing the awesome mountains. After two weeks of strenuous and at times dangerous trekking, they reach Yanboche Monastery. Socked in by a Himalayan blizzard they set camp for a well deserved rest. Piper is awakened the next morning to discover that one of the group has been murdered. Peter Bennington, the attractive owner of the expedition company, flies in just before the storm closes the nearby airstrip, preventing the police from arriving. Bennington and Piper team up to discover that her journal may lead to the killer. But soon another victim is found...« less