Snowbound

For Will Innis and his daughter, Devlin, the loss was catastrophic. Every day for the past five years, they wonder where she is, if she is—Will’s wife, Devlin’s mother—because Rachael Innis vanished one night during an electrical storm on a lonely desert highway, and suspected of her death, Will took his daughter and fled. Now, Will and Devlin live under different names in another town, having carved out a new life for themselves as they struggle to maintain some semblance of a family. When one night, a beautiful, hard-edged FBI agent appears on their doorstep, they fear the worst, but she hasn’t come to arrest Will. “I know you’re innocent,” she tells him, “because Rachael wasn’t the first…or the last.” Desperate for answers, Will and Devlin embark on a terrifying journey that spans four thousand miles from the desert southwest to the wilds of Alaska, heading unaware into the heart of a nightmare, because the truth is infinitely worse than they ever imagined.About the Author:Blake Crouch is the author of over a dozen bestselling suspense, mystery, and horror novels. His short fiction has appeared in numerous short story anthologies, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Cemetery Dance, and many other publications. Much of his work, including the Wayward Pines series, has been optioned for TV and film. Blake lives in Colorado. To learn more, follow him on Twitter, Facebook, or visit his website.

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*Starred Review* From the first sentence of this thriller, it’s clear that bad times lie ahead for the Innis family of Ajo, Arizona—but just how bad is nearly beyond comprehension. When Rachel Innis vanishes, local authorities focus on her husband, Will, as the perpetrator. Fearing wrongful conviction that will take him away from his 11-year-old daughter, Devlin, who has cystic fibrosis, Will flees with Devi and they take new identities. Five years later, FBI Agent Kalyn Sharp tracks Will down with news that Rachel was not the only woman to disappear in the same manner and that Kalyn’s sister was among those who vanished. Kalyn has determined that Javier Estrada, a cruelly expert mercenary, is the kidnapper of the women, but she needs Will’s help in finding the victims. The quest takes them to the snowbound Lodge That Doesn’t Exist in remote Alaska, and Kalyn and Javier—both skilled, courageous, and coldly calculating—become worthy adversaries. Crouch (Abandon, 2009) builds suspense as lines blur between good and bad and plot twists continue to the last sentence. Absolutely compelling reading; not for the faint of heart. --Michele Leber

About the Author

Blake Crouch is the author of over a dozen bestselling suspense, mystery, and horror novels. His short fiction has appeared in numerous short story anthologies, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Cemetery Dance, and many other publications. Much of his work, including the Wayward Pines series, has been optioned for TV and film. Blake lives in Colorado. To learn more, follow him on Twitter, Facebook, or visit his website, www.blakecrouch.com.

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