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Some "outdoorsy" mystery, suspense, and thrillers, where location can be a main character.
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Open Season
C J Box - Putnam
Format: Print book
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The first Joe Pickett novel from #1 New York Times-bestselling author C.J. Box. Joe Pickett is the new game warden in Twelve Sleep, Wyoming, a town where nearly everyone hunts and the game warden--especially one like Joe who won't take bribes or look the other way--is far from popular.... |
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A Cold Day for Murder
Dana Stabenow - Berkley
Format: Mass Market Paperback
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Kate Shugak returns to her roots in the far Alaskan north, after leaving the Anchorage D.A.'s office. Her deductive powers are definitely needed when a ranger disappears. Looking for clues among the Aleutian pipeliners, she begins to realize the fine line between lies and loyalties--between... |
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The Cold Dish: A Novel
Craig Johnson - Viking Adult; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover
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There’s a powerful, new voice coming from out of the American West and his name is Craig Johnson. In his debut novel Johnson brings to life the vast Wyoming landscape, its people, and a wonderful new character in Sheriff Walt Longmire. The citizens of the Cowboy State boast a long... |
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The Poacher's Son
Paul Doiron - Minotaur Books
Format: Print book
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Set in the wilds of Maine, this is an explosive tale of an estranged son thrust into the hunt for a murderous fugitive---his own father. |
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A Cold Day in Paradise: An Alex McKnight Novel (Alex McKnight Mysteries)
Steve Hamilton
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Steve HamiltonBorn and raised in Michigan, he now works for IBM in upstate New York, where he lives with his wife and a son. A Cold Day In Paradise, in addition to winning an Edgar and a Shamus, was the winner of the 1997 St. Martin's Press/Private Eye Writers of America Best First... |
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Iron Lake
William Kent Krueger - Atria
Format: Hardcover
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Part Irish, part Native American, Corcoran "Cork" O'Connor puts aside his grudge against the small Minnesota town that rejected him as a sheriff to investigate a sinister conspiracy responsible for the murder of the local judge. A first novel. |
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A Solitude of Wolverines: A Novel of Suspense
Alice Henderson - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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The first book in a thrilling series featuring a wildlife biologist who courts trouble as she saves endangered species . . . and a mysterious killer who buries his dead in the land she helps preserve - a fast-paced, action-driven tale of suspense with the atmosphere and propulsive tension... |
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Track of the Cat
Nevada Barr - Berkley; Reissue edition
Format: Paperback
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Anna Pigeon takes a job as a park ranger looking for peace in the wilderness-but finds murder instead., |
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Canyon Sacrifice
Scott Graham - Torrey House Press
Format: Book
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Graham has created a beautifully balanced book, incorporating intense action scenes, depth of characterization, realistic landscapes, and historical perspective.mdashREVIEWING THE EVIDENCE This riveting series debut showcases Grahams love of nature and archeology, simultaneously interjecting... |
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Death Stalks Door County: A Dave Cubiak Door County Mystery
Patricia Skalka - University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Six deaths mar the holiday mood as summer vacationers enjoy Wisconsins beautiful Door County peninsula. Murders, or bizarre accidents Newly hired park ranger Dave Cubiak, a former Chicago homicide detective, assumes the worst but refuses to get involved. Grief-stricken and guilt-ridden... |
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The Territory: A Novel (Josie Gray Mysteries)
Tricia Fields - Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover
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At the end of State Road 170 and just past a ghost town lies Artemis, population 2,500. The townspeople had sought out this remote corner of Western Texas in hopes of living lives of solitude and independence. None of them realized that their small town would become a hot spot for Mexican... |
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Wild Indigo
Sandi Ault - Berkley
Format: Hardcover
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Bureau of Land Management Agent Jamaica Wild has witnessed the death of a Tanoah Pueblo man who was trampled by buffalo. After the tribal government and local paper make allegations that Jamaica caused the stampede, she is determined to solve this mystery. But what is revealed is a greater... |
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The Wild Inside: A Novel of Suspense
Christine Carbo - Atria Books
Format: Paperback
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A haunting crime novel set in Glacier National Park about a man who finds himself at odds with the dark heart of the wild - and the even darker heart of human nature.It was a clear night in Glacier National Park. Fourteen-year-old Ted Systead and his father were camping beneath the rugged... |
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The Royal Wulff Murders: A Novel
Keith McCafferty - Viking Adult; 1st Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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The first novel in the clever and fast-paced Sean Stranahan Mystery Series. When a fishing guide reels in the body of a young man on the Madison, the Holy Grail of Montana trout rivers, Sheriff Martha Ettinger suspects foul play. It's not just the stick jammed into the man's... |
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Vanishing Edge: A Novel
Claire Kells - Crooked Lane Books
Format: Hardcover
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The rugged landscape of Sequoia National Park is a challenge on the best of days - but when a park ranger discovers an abandoned exclusive campsite with an empty tent and high-end technical gear scattered on the shores of an alpine lake, the wilderness takes on a sinister new hue. Thirty-two-year-old... |
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