Bearskin

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Call Number: Fiction / McLaughlin, James, Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / McLaughlin, James
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / McLaughlin, James	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Thriller / General / McLaughlin, James	4-week checkout	Due 03-26-2024

"Portions of Bearskin appeared in The Missouri Review (Summer, 2008) and Salt Lake City Weekly."
Rice Moore is just beginning to think his troubles are behind him. He's found a job protecting a remote forest preserve in Virginian Appalachia where his main responsibilities include tracking wildlife and refurbishing cabins. It's hard work, and totally solitary--perfect to hide away from the Mexican drug cartels he betrayed back in Arizona. But when Rice finds the carcass of a bear killed on the grounds, the quiet solitude he's so desperately sought is suddenly at risk. More bears are killed on the preserve and Rice's obsession with catching the poachers escalates, leading to hostile altercations with the locals and attention from both the law and Rice's employers. Partnering with his predecessor, a scientist who hopes to continue her research on the preserve, Rice puts into motion a plan that could expose the poachers but risks revealing his own whereabouts to the dangerous people he was running from in the first place.

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An Exciting Eco-Thriller submitted by dntanzer on September 4, 2018, 9:49am This is a well-written thriller set in rural Virginia. It has a good build of suspense and a likable main character who respects nature and the people around it. My only complaint is that the two main women in this story were not given good stories. It was frustrating to see both of them in similar situations and seeing their pain used solely for driving the male lead's plot. I was able to get past that and enjoy the story, however. I really enjoyed the descriptions of nature in this book.

TW for rape (in the past), murder, gore, animal death

skin submitted by smr on June 13, 2021, 1:07pm beer