--- product_id: 7467588 title: "Tahoe Deathfall (An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller)" price: "28210CFA" currency: XOF in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.sn/products/7467588-tahoe-deathfall-an-owen-mckenna-mystery-thriller store_origin: SN region: Senegal --- # Iconic dog sidekick Spot Fast-paced 300+ pages Private detective protagonist Tahoe Deathfall (An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller) **Price:** 28210CFA **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🕵️‍♂️ Crack the case, feel the thrill, and never miss out on Tahoe Deathfall! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Tahoe Deathfall (An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller) - **How much does it cost?** 28210CFA with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sn](https://www.desertcart.sn/products/7467588-tahoe-deathfall-an-owen-mckenna-mystery-thriller) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Authentic Adventure:** Trust Owen McKenna’s expert navigation through boats and planes—action that feels real. - • **Strong Female Leads:** Empowering and complex women drive the story forward with depth and grit. - • **Top-Ranked Thriller:** Join thousands of readers rating this #1,363 Private Investigator Mystery bestseller. - • **Unputdownable Mystery:** Dive into a gripping thriller that keeps you hooked from the first cliffhanger. - • **Relatable, Rich Characters:** Experience a cast so vivid and flawed, they feel like your own circle. ## Overview Tahoe Deathfall is a fast-moving mystery thriller featuring private detective Owen McKenna and his loyal dog Spot. With over 300 pages of suspense, it blends sharp wit, strong female characters, and authentic action scenes. Highly rated by nearly 4,000 readers, this used book in good condition offers a compelling escape into a world of family secrets and unexpected twists. ## Description Tahoe Deathfall (An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller) [Borg, Todd] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tahoe Deathfall (An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller) Review: Great story - Great writer, went in many unexpected directions!! Couldn’t stop reading :) Recommend this book. Easily get attached to these characters! Review: Fast-moving mystery, with a lot of fun "Spots" - I don't usually read crime/detective dramas--they just aren't my cup of tea (or should I say bar of chocolate?). Yet when I read an interview by Todd Borg on popular blogger Molly Greene's site, I was impressed with both his writing and his way of looking at the world. So I scurried on over to desertcart, read a sample of "Tahoe Deathfall” and downloaded a copy. I began reading the next day. What captured my attention is the affection Borg has for his characters, and the way he portrays their vulnerabilities and shortcomings with a type of impatient but accepting love, almost as if they are family, and I suppose that in a way they are. Owen McKenna is a private detective with an interesting sidekick: A humongous dog named Spot. Owen is sharp-witted and tough, but Spot is tougher and Owen knows this, which I suppose is why I liked him so much. I liked Spot too. And Street, Owen's girlfriend. And the teenaged Jennifer, Owen's client. Heck. I liked all of the character, even the ridiculously muscled bad guy (spoiler alert!) who turned out not to be so much of a bad guy. But I'm getting ahead of myself. The premise of the story is this: Jennifer hires Owen to find out who killed her twin sister years ago (she toppled off a cliff, which is the opening scene and which, I may add, immediately grabbed my attention. There aren't a lot of writers who can pull off a child death scene as an opening without leaving a bad taste in most readers' mouths), and in the process of solving the whodunit, Owen uncovers a mess of family secrets, some of which I guessed, some of which I didn't. And, okay, "Tahoe Deathfall" isn't always realistic--what murder mystery is? But it is fun. And it is also written with the kind of authority that points to an author who did his homework. When Owen takes off on a boat and later, in a small airplane, the reader automatically trusts him. And while the situation might be stretching things a bit (don't all books stretch the truth a bit? Isn't that why we read to begin with, to escape our too tame and structured lives?), the action is dead-on. And exciting. I won't say much more except that the ending is surprisingly sweet for a mystery series. While “Tahoe Deathfall” is neither deep nor literary, it is exactly what it’s supposed to be: A fun and fast read. I recommend it to murder mystery lovers, especially those who enjoy strong female characters. Would I buy another Owen McKenna mystery? Ummm, I’m downloading one right now. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #641,926 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,363 in Private Investigator Mysteries (Books) #19,253 in Suspense Thrillers #119,121 in Literature & Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 3,925 Reviews | ## Images ![Tahoe Deathfall (An Owen McKenna Mystery Thriller) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61vpQKnEN-L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great story *by S***S on August 7, 2025* Great writer, went in many unexpected directions!! Couldn’t stop reading :) Recommend this book. Easily get attached to these characters! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast-moving mystery, with a lot of fun "Spots" *by C***E on January 19, 2015* I don't usually read crime/detective dramas--they just aren't my cup of tea (or should I say bar of chocolate?). Yet when I read an interview by Todd Borg on popular blogger Molly Greene's site, I was impressed with both his writing and his way of looking at the world. So I scurried on over to Amazon, read a sample of "Tahoe Deathfall” and downloaded a copy. I began reading the next day. What captured my attention is the affection Borg has for his characters, and the way he portrays their vulnerabilities and shortcomings with a type of impatient but accepting love, almost as if they are family, and I suppose that in a way they are. Owen McKenna is a private detective with an interesting sidekick: A humongous dog named Spot. Owen is sharp-witted and tough, but Spot is tougher and Owen knows this, which I suppose is why I liked him so much. I liked Spot too. And Street, Owen's girlfriend. And the teenaged Jennifer, Owen's client. Heck. I liked all of the character, even the ridiculously muscled bad guy (spoiler alert!) who turned out not to be so much of a bad guy. But I'm getting ahead of myself. The premise of the story is this: Jennifer hires Owen to find out who killed her twin sister years ago (she toppled off a cliff, which is the opening scene and which, I may add, immediately grabbed my attention. There aren't a lot of writers who can pull off a child death scene as an opening without leaving a bad taste in most readers' mouths), and in the process of solving the whodunit, Owen uncovers a mess of family secrets, some of which I guessed, some of which I didn't. And, okay, "Tahoe Deathfall" isn't always realistic--what murder mystery is? But it is fun. And it is also written with the kind of authority that points to an author who did his homework. When Owen takes off on a boat and later, in a small airplane, the reader automatically trusts him. And while the situation might be stretching things a bit (don't all books stretch the truth a bit? Isn't that why we read to begin with, to escape our too tame and structured lives?), the action is dead-on. And exciting. I won't say much more except that the ending is surprisingly sweet for a mystery series. While “Tahoe Deathfall” is neither deep nor literary, it is exactly what it’s supposed to be: A fun and fast read. I recommend it to murder mystery lovers, especially those who enjoy strong female characters. Would I buy another Owen McKenna mystery? Ummm, I’m downloading one right now. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A PI, his dog, a millioinair and murder. *by C***E on April 25, 2016* Not sure what to expect with this one but was not disappointed at all. Spoiler alert. This one starts with the death of a six year old girl. A girl who fell off of a cliff. Some scrub pines broke her fall enough to keep her alive as she hit a ledge. She had broken bones but managed to drag herself to an overhang where she couldn't be seen. Melissa Salazar then died. Nine years later Owen McKenna a PI in Lake Tahoe is inspecting his new office. Clothes make the man. The office makes the business. Owen is 6'6" and over 200 pounds in weight. He's also an ex cop from San Francisco who did a stint in K-9. Spot, his Harlequin Great Dane is with him. Spot is huge and weighs it at 170 pounds. He's also well trained and will attack anyone he views as a threat to Owen or those he's protecting. Owen is in his office when a fourteen year old Jennifer Salazar knocks on the door. Jennifer is extremely intelligent and has already taken her S.A.Ts.three years early. She's already been accepted at Stanford, Caltech, Harvard and M.I.T, she's also worth three hundred and ninety four million dollars. Jennifer wants to hire Owen to find out who murdered her sister Melissa nine years ago. While Owen needs the business he also knows a fourteen year old girl can't hire him. She's not of legal age to sign contracts. If her grandmother, her legal guardian, wanted to hire him that would be okay but not Jennifer. Owen does tell her that he can help out a friend though and he will look into this nine year old case. A case that was ruled accidental death. So begins one pretty damned good read. This one has Owen, Jennifer, Spot, Street who's Owens girlfriend and a forensic entomologist, a Street who will turn out to be the key to the whole case, Glennie who works at the library and is a big help to Owen on a case that's nine years old, a Glennie who'd like to do more than help Owen on a case, Roberto Salazar, Alicia Salazar who's confined to a mental institution, an Alicia who Owen will rescue, an Alicia with quite a story to tell, Helga the housekeeper for the Salazar's, Owens cabin a place he calls home, a place with a ten million dollar view, Owens interest in art, an interest that will reveal much about those involved, Emerald Bay, Cascade Lake, a boat that belongs to the Salazar's, a Jennifer and Owen who use that boat to test out a time line, a Jennifer who thinks someone is in her house, a someone she thinks wants to kill her, a Jennifer who spends time with Street at her condo and Owen's cabin, Mallory a South Lake Tahoe police Captain, a Grandmother Salazar who thinks Jennifer pushed Melissa off that cliff, a Grandmother Salazar with her own agenda, a dog trainer named Ellie Ebsen who's search and rescue dog found Melissa, an Ellie who gave Owen the particulars on the find, a man named Sam Sommers who's the caretaker at the Salazar estate, a Sam who went on vacation and was due back but never showed, a dead body that been dead for quite while and isn't easy to identify, a dead body that will prove to be one giant clue and Owen McKenna doing his best to figure out the whole thing, save a life and bring the murderer to justice. 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