The debut novelââa true thrill rideâ (Suspense magazine)âin the series featuring prosecutor-turned-Wyoming-fishing-guide Jake Trent: âa twisting, turning, murderous tale that thriller readers will loveâ (New York Times bestselling author Michael McGarrity).
Itâs early summer in Jackson, Wyoming, where former prosecutor Jake Trent has left the law behind to pursue his dream: becoming a fishing guide and opening a small bed-and-breakfast in the West. Now three seemingly unrelated deaths have occurred in one dayâunheard of in the scenic valley of Jackson Holeâdisrupting Jakeâs idyllic new life.
A skier perishes in a freak late-season avalanche. A French couple is discovered mutilated on a remote trailâpresumably by a bear. And on the Snake River, Jake stumbles across the body of an expensively attired fisherman. Meanwhile, a series of small earthquakesânot to mention a bitter dispute between land developers and environmentalistsâhas left the townspeople uneasy.
Before long, the plausible explanations for each death dissolve. Could there be a sinister connection among them? When fresh evidence points to Jake as a suspect, he goes on the defensive. Is someone out to frame him? Jake teams up with beautiful park ranger Noelle Klimpton to get to the bottom of this series of disturbing events. The trail leads right to the regionâs crown-jewel attraction: Yellowstone. With âall the elements of a successful thrillerâ (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), Death Canyon features âevocative Rocky Mountain themes, a spot-on sense of place, brilliant fly-fishing scenes and characters you just want to root forâ (New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box).