The debut novelāāa true thrill rideā (Suspense magazine)āin the series featuring prosecutor-turned-Wyoming-fishing-guide Jake Trent: āa twisting, turning, murderous tale that thriller readers will loveā (New York Times bestselling author Michael McGarrity).
Itās 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 dayāunheard of in the scenic valley of Jackson Holeādisrupting Jakeās idyllic new life.
A skier perishes in a freak late-season avalanche. A French couple is discovered mutilated on a remote trailāpresumably by a bear. And on the Snake River, Jake stumbles across the body of an expensively attired fisherman. Meanwhile, a series of small earthquakesānot to mention a bitter dispute between land developers and environmentalistsāhas 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 regionās crown-jewel attraction: Yellowstone. With āall the elements of a successful thrillerā (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), Death Canyon features āevocative Rocky Mountain themes, a spot-on sense of place, brilliant fly-fishing scenes and characters you just want to root forā (New York Times bestselling author C.J. Box).