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Bios, photos, and facts for Beneath Silver Ridge Arena, Book 1 of the Winterfield Wolves series by B.D. Atherton.
Author
Short bio
B.D. Atherton is a hockey parent and coach in Colorado and the author of the Winterfield Wolves middle-grade hockey mysteries. Beneath Silver Ridge Arena, the first book in the series, is a hockey mystery for readers ages 8–12.
Longer bio
B.D. Atherton is a hockey parent and coach in Colorado. He writes middle-grade hockey mysteries for kids. A lot of his life happens around the rink: early practices, tournament weekends, long drives, and a calendar that fills up fast.
That world is where the Winterfield Wolves came from. He wanted to write the kind of books he would have loved as a kid and that he would be excited to hand to his own kids now. Fast-moving mysteries and adventures built around a youth hockey team that feels real.
The hockey matters, but it isn’t the whole story. The Wolves are friends as much as teammates, and sometimes what happens around the rink matters just as much as what happens on the ice. Beneath Silver Ridge Arena is the first Winterfield Wolves mystery, a hockey mystery for kids 8–12. His goal for the series is simple: stories that keep young readers turning pages while giving hockey families a world that feels a little like their own.
The book
One-line pitch
The Winterfield Wolves came to the mountains to win a hockey tournament. They never expected to solve a mystery between games.
Description
Owen Mercer has been dreaming about the Silver Ridge Invitational all season: four days of big games, hotel pool relays, and hallway mini-stick battles with his team. It’s the tournament’s 75th anniversary, and Owen wants the Wolves’ name on the silver cup.
Then the cup vanishes from its locked case.
While everyone at the rink has a theory, Owen and his friends find clues that point to a much older secret. A mysterious gray door. Strange sounds beneath the floor. Pieces of the arena’s history that seem to be disappearing.
Now the Wolves have a championship to win and a secret to uncover. Can five friends find what’s hidden beneath Silver Ridge Arena before the truth is buried all over again?
Beneath Silver Ridge Arena is Book 1 in the Winterfield Wolves series, a hockey mystery for readers ages 8–12. B.D. Atherton is a Colorado youth hockey coach and dad who has spent a lot of weekends in rinks like this one. It’s a great gift for any young player, and the short chapters keep even reluctant readers turning pages.
Fact sheet
- Title
- Beneath Silver Ridge Arena
- Series
- Winterfield Wolves, Book 1
- Author
- B.D. Atherton
- Ages
- 8–12
- Category
- Middle-grade
- Paperback pages
- 166
- Hardcover pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Paperback ISBN
- 979-8982212108
- Hardcover ISBN
- 979-8982212115
- Paperback ASIN
- B0HP3NK9ZV
- Hardcover ASIN
- B0HR8QVVJH
- Publisher
- Dolen Books
- Paperback
- $12.99
- Hardcover
- $19.99
- Kindle
- $3.99
A signed paperback from the author is $14.99 plus $5 for USPS Media Mail, US only. I can add the reader’s first name to the inscription. Chapter One is free to read on the site.
Where to buy: Amazon paperback, a signed copy, Amazon hardcover, and Amazon Kindle.
Coverage
Isabel Guzman, “Centennial dad and hockey coach finds a new story to tell in ‘Beneath Silver Ridge Arena’,” Littleton Independent. Online Oct 30, 2026; print Nov 5, 2026, page 14.
Always in the Middle (Greg Pattridge), review and author interview, November 13, 2026. “an engaging read.”
Media contact
Email hello@winterfieldwolves.com, or send a note through the contact page.