<b>From the back cover of the Popular Library first edition:</b> "Trapped in time - Doc was a college professor, and much too savy to buy into the ghost tales that were making the rounds. But that was before he dived into the dark waters of an Idaho lake in search of a buried boom town... before he heard piano music wafting, inexplicably, across the forest twilight... or saw the phantom woman who haunted the lake, waiting for... what? Pursuing that mystery will draw Doc into the past and onto the icy decks of the R.M.S Titanic. Mired in a time warp, he must fight for the future by racing against a gang of mutant time bandits - and the ticking of the clock."
| Year | Award | Category | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Bram Stoker Award | Superior Achievement in a First Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| 1990 | Locus Poll Award | Best First Novel | Nominee/Finalist |
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1989 |
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Laying the Music to Rest | Questar / Popular Library | Novel | 1 |
| January 2016 |
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Smith's Monthly, January 2016 | WMG Publishing | MAGAZINE | 30 |
| February 2016 |
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Smith's Monthly, February 2016 | WMG Publishing | MAGAZINE | 32 |
| March 2016 |
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Smith's Monthly, March 2016 | WMG Publishing | MAGAZINE | 56 |
| April 2016 |
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Smith's Monthly, April 2016 | WMG Publishing | MAGAZINE | 22 |
| May 2016 |
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Smith's Monthly, May 2016 | WMG Publishing | MAGAZINE | 38 |
| June 2016 |
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Smith's Monthly, June 2016 | WMG Publishing | MAGAZINE | 22 |
| July 2016 |
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Smith's Monthly, July 2016 | WMG Publishing | MAGAZINE | 27 |
| August 2016 |
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Smith's Monthly, August 2016 | WMG Publishing | MAGAZINE | 24 |
| September 2016 |
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Smith's Monthly, September 2016 | WMG Publishing | MAGAZINE | 42 |
| December 2016 |
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Laying the Music to Rest | WMG Publishing | Novel | |
| December 2016 |
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Laying the Music to Rest | WMG Publishing | Novel | |
| November 2022 |
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Smith's Monthly, November 2022 | WMG Publishing | MAGAZINE | 76 |