Danger in the Wilderness by Darlene L. Turner

 Danger in the Wilderness

Book Summary

A search for a kidnapped camper

could cost them their lives.

Park warden Dekker Hoyt’s father-son camping trip turns into a nightmare when a serial killer abducts his father. With just seventy-two hours to find him, Dekker turns to criminal investigative analyst Blaire Tremblay to identify the Park Campfire Killer. As they follow his taunting clues and face increasingly violent threats, Dekker and Blaire know that one wrong step could be fatal. With the ruthless criminal following their every move, can they stop a killer in hiding…waiting to complete his deadly plan?

My Thoughts

Danger in the Wilderness by Darlene L. Turner is a captivating tale.  I was quickly drawn into the story, and I wanted to know who PCK (Park Campfire Killer) was.  I liked the characters with my favorite being Jayla’s Golden Retriever, Hercules.  He is smart, lovable, and cute (and he knows it).  I enjoyed the picturesque descriptions of Clovercross National Park in the Yukon.  The author really brought the area alive with her pictorial depictions. I loved the suspense, mystery, action, and danger.  I had someone pegged as the guilty party (I love solving whodunits) and I could not wait to see if I had correctly identified the bad guy (my mother says that I have read too many mysteries).  Blair and Dekker made a great team. I enjoyed the ending.  I am looking forward to spending time with the next Hoyt sibling in the second a National Park Protectors novel.  Danger in the Wilderness is a suspenseful story with a camping trip, a kidnapped dad, the taunting PCK killer, strong thunderstorms, Hercules with his sniffer, a ticking clock, a vast wilderness, and a helpful hairpin. 

Danger in the Wilderness is available from Amazon*.  The second National Park Protectors novel is Trail of Mountain Secrets which will be out on November  25.  You can find Darlene L. Turner's other novels here.  Other books out today are Halloween Night Murder by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, and Liz Ireland plus Laying Down the Latte by Ellie Alexander, Smuggler's Cove by Fern Michaels, Mrs. Morris and the Day of the Dead by Traci Wilton, The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin, Good Grief by Sara Goodman Confino (on Kindle Unlimited), and Detecting Concealed Evidence by Dana Mentink.  

Thank you for dropping by today.  I wanted to share with you an amusing story.  My old dryer decided to go on the fritz this summer (it lived a long life).  I was finally able to get the dryer with all the bells and whistles plus it has a large drum (it can hold a king size quilt).  The day it was moved in, Dickens, my cat, made herself at home on top of it (of course).  It makes different noises depending on the function (I am glad that there are no loud buzzers).  Well, one day the sounds stopped.  I tried everything to fix it (the instruction manual was not helpful).  I then saw Dickens do something on the display, and, presto chango, the noises began again.  I wish I knew what Dickens did to fix it.  I will return on Wednesday, August 27 with The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin. I hope that you have a delightful day.  Take care and Happy Reading!

Kris

The Avid Reader

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