An Unforgiving Place: A National
Park Mystery
by Claire Kells picks up a few weeks after Vanishing
Edge. On assignment in Denali National Park, Investigative Service Branch
Special Agent Felicity Harland is sent to the Gates of the Artic National Park
to investigate the discovery of two bodies. Search and rescue is active in
another part of the park looking for two hikers that have been missing almost a
month. Timothy and Kelsey Greer might be the deceased or they might still be
alive and lost in the vast wilderness.
Before long Special Agents Felicity
Harland and Ferdinand Huxley (who has made the jump to ISB from being a Park
Ranger and is being pulled from doing training modules- much to his relief) are
at the scene of the two bodies. Unlike in most cases, there has been little
involvement by animals. No obvious cause of death and no signs of defensive
wounds. It is clear that they are dead, but the signs of what caused it are not
clear. There are also clear indications that something strange was going on
before they died. One example are the faint marks on the wrists on both bodies
that indicate some sort of ligatures were used on them in recent days.
Harland and Huxley are on the case and
soon forced to work undercover to ferret out the truth. Humans are one threat.
Nature itself is another. Either can kill you dead if you let your guard down.
A worthy and enjoyable sequel to Vanishing
Edge, much is going on in this complicated and action filled read. Events
and backstory regarding the first book come up here. Quite a lot from book one
is referenced, so it is strongly recommended that readers start with Vanishing
Edge first. You will enjoy this very good sequel a lot more if you do so.
While the book is currently scheduled to
be released on November 8th, I was able to read it now thanks to a digital ARC
from Severn House via NetGalley.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2022
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