Annual Winter Festival

A Year in the Town

Autumn – Falcon Hollow Oktoberfest on the square, leaves along the lake turning copper and gold, high-school football lights in the distance.
Winter – Tree lighting ceremony, shop windows glowing warm on Main Street, snow drifting across the park benches by City Hall.
Spring – Parade season, flower baskets on the lamp posts, Saturday mornings at the Riverwalk with coffee from Cedar Street Café.
Summer – Fireworks over the lake, kids fishing from the dock, and late-night walks home under the courthouse clock.

Life in Falcon Hollow

Everyday moments, small-town traditions, and the stories that grow between them.

Life in Falcon Hollow moves at the pace of a front-porch conversation. Kids ride bikes around the square, shopkeepers sweep their sidewalks before opening, and somebody always seems to know whose truck that is parked by the Riverwalk after dark. This page gathers the rhythms of the town—the festivals, routines, and quiet rituals that shape the world of the Duke Mantz mysteries.

Historic Falcon Hollow Railroad Station

Campgrounds and RV park along Falcon Lake in the fictional town of Falcon Hollow

Falcon Lake Campgrounds & RV Park

For Readers & Visitors

Step into the Story

Falcon Hollow is a fictional town, but it’s built from real small-town memories and places you might recognize. As the Duke Mantz series grows, this page will highlight new locations from the books, behind-the-scenes notes, and occasional “field reports” from around town.

Check back after each new novel for updated landmarks, maps, and glimpses of what’s happening just off the page.

Around Town

Main Street – Brick storefronts, striped awnings, and hand-painted signs. If you need gossip, advice, or a good sandwich, this is where you start.
The Lakefront – Families during the day, fishermen at dawn, and the occasional patrol car after midnight when something feels off.
Neighborhoods – Porches with rocking chairs, mailboxes that have seen better days, and backyards where the smell of barbecue carries half a block.
The Old Roads – Narrow county lanes leading to hunting cabins, forgotten cemeteries, and more than one of Duke Mantz’s toughest cases.