Mountain Town at the Center of New Whodunit

By Julia Caulfield

December 8, 2025

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A snowy mountain path at night overlooks a glowing mountain town in the valley; book cover text reads, We Bring You an Hour of Darkness by Michael Bourne, a chilling new whodunit.

In 1993, the Jack Frost Collective turned Franklin, Colorado, upside down with an eco-terrorism plot to stop a ski resort from expanding into the habitat of the endangered Canada lynx. The FBI set up a national task force, and local law enforcement and politicians floundered. It was up to an intrepid newsroom to solve the crime.

True? Not quite. That’s the story at the heart of Michael Bourne’s new novel, We Bring You an Hour of Darkness. Bourne will be in Telluride this week for a book signing, and KOTO News sat down with him to talk about small mountain towns, the tension between old and new, and the importance of local journalism.

Michael Bourne will appear at Between the Covers Bookstore in Telluride for a book signing on Wednesday, Dec. 10, from 3 to 4 p.m. His new book is We Bring You an Hour of Darkness.

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