One Step Too Far

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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner, a chilling thriller about a young man gone missing in the wilderness of Wyoming . . . and the secrets uncovered by the desperate effort to find him

Timothy O’Day knew the woods. Yet when he disappeared on the first night…

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2 authors picked One Step Too Far as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Karen Dionne

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Frankie Elkin doesn’t know the woods, but she knows how to find people.

As she and her rescue team head into the Wyoming wilderness in search of a lost hiker, it quickly becomes clear that someone is tracking them; someone who will do whatever it takes to stop them. Gardner is an avid hiker, and her intimate knowledge of the rugged Wyoming backcountry shines on every terrifying page.

This immersive, propulsive, utterly chilling, and yet deeply moving wilderness thriller is one of the best books I read all year.

From Karen's list on getting lost in the wilderness, or the ocean.

Marcy McCreary

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The investigator in this novel is Frankie Elkin, a recovering alcoholic with a painful past who has dedicated her life to finding those gone missing when others have stopped searching. With no formal training, just innate observation skills and dogged determination, Frankie is a deeply flawed heroine that you can’t help but admire and root for. With a nod to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, this second book in the Frankie Elkin series features an intrepid group of people (friends joined by a rescue team) searching for a man who mysteriously disappeared from a wilderness campsite years…

From Marcy's list on memorable female detectives/investigators.

Lethal Impulse

By Steve Rush,

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He’s riddled with guilt. She’s annoyed with the status quo.

The death of a crime boss’s daughter forces Detective Neil Caldera to leave NYC. He seeks refuge in the tranquil embrace of a small town, where he finds himself entangled in the labyrinth of a teenage girl’s murder. Tess Fleishman’s pale skin and extreme weight loss portrays a disease she wants others to see. While inside, a compulsion for Neil fuels her passion to have him or destroy him.

Lethal Impulse

By Steve Rush,

What is this book about?

He's riddled with guilt. She's annoyed with the status quo. The death of a crime boss's daughter forces Detective Neil Caldera to leave NYC. He seeks refuge in the tranquil embrace of a small town, where he finds himself entangled in the labyrinth of a teenage girl's murder. Tess Fleishman's pale skin and extreme weight loss portrays a disease she wants others to see. While inside, a compulsion for Neil fuels her passion to have him or destroy him. As Neil delves into the heart of the town's secrets, will truth deliver solace? Or will Tess prevail?

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