Sheriff Charlie Azgo lies wounded in a derelict house on the Salmon River in Idaho. Nellie and her black Lab dog Moonshine board a river scow to rescue him. A small gang of criminals escapes with a sack of gold, one in a dory on the river, one on a horse into the wilds, and the third... The sheriff, Nellie, and Moonie-along with nurse Janie, and Ace, a riverboat sweepman-give chase on the River of No Return. In and out of the river, they run rapids, catch salmon, and meet miners and settlers as they pursue the fugitives. Will they capture their man... or woman? Mystery and adventure in 1920's Idaho! SALMON MOON is a Women Writing the West 2025 WILLA Literary Award Finalist in Mystery/Thriller! "With SALMON MOON: RIVER OF NO RETURN think - a cozy mystery set in 1920s Idaho! This is author Julie Weston's sixth novel in her simply outstanding Nellie Burns and Moonshine Mystery series from Encircle Publications. An original and fun read from start to finish for action/adventure mystery buffs, SALMON MOON: RIVER OF NO RETURN is especially recommended for community library Mystery/Suspense collections."-Julie Summers' Bookshelf, Midwest Book Review"When I begin a book by Julie Weston, I know I'm about to enter an adventure of another time and place - and mystery. I also know that not even The River of No Return will stop series heroine Nellie from pursuing justice."-Belinda Anderson, author of Jackson vs. Witchy Wanda Julie Weston grew up in Idaho and practiced law for many years in Seattle, Washington. She is the author of the Nellie Burns and Moonshine Mysteries: Moonshadows (a Finalist in the May Sarton Award for Historical fiction), Basque Moon (Winner of the 2017 WILLA Award for Historical Fiction), Moonscape (Bronze Winner of the Foreword Award for Mystery), Miners' Moon (Bronze winner in the Will Rogers Medallion Awards for Mystery), Moon Bones (Encircle Publications, October 2022), and Salmon Moon: River of No Return (Encircle Publications, November 2024). She and her husband, Gerry Morrison, now live in south-central Idaho where they ski, write, photograph, and enjoy the outdoors. You can learn more by visiting www.julieweston.com.