{"product_id":"vanished-on-the-lake-the-unsolved-murder-of-edward-nichols-roy-wilson-and-dewey-morris-the-lava-lake-murders-oregon-wilderness-9798266822443","title":"Vanished on the Lake: The Unsolved Murder of Edward Nichols, Roy Wilson, and Dewey Morris, The Lava Lake Murders, Oregon Wilderness","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Graham A. Mercer | Colin J. Mercer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Forensics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree men. One cabin. A winter that would not let them go.\u003c\/b\u003e In January 1924, trappers Edward Nichols (53), Roy Wilson (36), and Dewey Morris (24) disappeared from a fox-raising outpost at Little Lava Lake in Oregon's Deschutes National Forest. When the thaw came in April, their bodies surfaced beneath the ice-one shot at close range, one beaten after a bullet tore through his arm, one found with a pocket watch frozen at 9:10. The cabin held eight shotgun shells, a bloodied hammer, untouched rifles-and a calendar still turned to January. \u003cb\u003eThe case has never been solved.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVanished on the Lake\u003c\/i\u003e reconstructs the last weeks inside that cabin and follows the trail outward: a suspicious fur sale in Portland on January 22 using Nichols's license; whispers of an accomplice; and the long shadow of an ex-con with aliases-\u003cb\u003eCharles Hyde Kimsey\u003c\/b\u003e-whose Colorado tunneling alibi kept him beyond the prosecutor's reach. \u003cb\u003eThis is a work of historical true crime and meticulous narrative reporting, not myth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book contains no images-only cinematic narrative written in the style of a detective-investigator.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll find a clear \u003cb\u003etimeline\u003c\/b\u003e, crisp \u003cb\u003eforensic insights\u003c\/b\u003e, and a sober look at the \u003cb\u003elegal and social aftershocks\u003c\/b\u003e in Bend and across the Cascades. You'll walk the trapline; you'll stand over the hacked ice; you'll sit with a mother who knew her son should have been home by February. \u003cb\u003eThe mystery endures; so do the people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReader Promise - You Will Uncover: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scene-by-scene reconstruction from the \u003cb\u003elast confirmed sighting (Jan 15)\u003c\/b\u003e to the \u003cb\u003erecovery (Apr 23, 1924)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvidence patterns (shells, sled marks, hammer) and competing theories-without sensationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kimsey file, aliases, flight path, and the \u003cb\u003eMoffat Tunnel\u003c\/b\u003e alibi that muddied prosecution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow wilderness, winter, and silence can conspire to bury truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis Book Is For Readers Who...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeek \u003cb\u003eOregon true crime\u003c\/b\u003e grounded in documents, not rumor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove \u003cb\u003ecold case\u003c\/b\u003e investigations that respect victims first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrefer \u003cb\u003eforensic investigation\u003c\/b\u003e and human context over gore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWant \u003cb\u003ehistorical true crime\u003c\/b\u003e that reads like a boots-on-the-ground inquiry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre drawn to \u003cb\u003ewilderness murders\u003c\/b\u003e and the psychology of isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect For Fans Of...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGregg Olsen, Ann Rule, Michelle McNamara's \u003ci\u003eI'll Be Gone in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, David Grann's \u003ci\u003eKillers of the Flower Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, Harold Schechter, and \u003ci\u003eDead Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy This Story Endures: \u003c\/b\u003e Because some crimes reshape a place. The Lava Lake murders made winter itself a suspect-and left a town keeping vigil long after the headlines faded. \u003cb\u003eThis is that vigil, rendered in full.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46332636594327,"sku":"9798266822443","price":1443.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798266822443.webp?v=1768727017","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/vanished-on-the-lake-the-unsolved-murder-of-edward-nichols-roy-wilson-and-dewey-morris-the-lava-lake-murders-oregon-wilderness-9798266822443","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}