Alex Carter is a wildlife
biologist. After a shooting at a
wildlife dedication, Alex decides it is time to go back out to the
wilderness. She takes a job studying
wolverines at the Land Trust for Wildlife Conservation in Montana. Once she arrives onsite, she discovers she is
staying in a remote, abandoned ski chalet that has a dark history of its
own. Alex finds the elusive wolverines,
but she also uncovers another mystery. Will
Alex be able to solve who is engaging in the illegal activity on the conservation,
and even more importantly, will she be able to survive as she becomes the
hunted?
I could not put a Solitude
of Wolverines down. Much to my husband’s
dismay, I couldn’t stop reading this book, giving a gasp, and then updating him
on the action that was taking place. This
suspense novel had a unique premise and plot and I enjoyed it. I really liked the description of the wildlife
and Alex’s work. I also enjoyed that the
plot kept moving and was very intriguing.
Alex does become more of a movie action hero at the end, but I enjoyed
it. There was an overall mystery that
was hinted at and not tied up. I hope
this is the first in a new series as I can’t wait to read the next one!
As an environmental
engineer, I really liked a side story in the novel about ethics. Alex had to do an environmental impact survey
and her boss wanted her to violate her ethics and hide the fact that she had
found threatened snowy plovers. Of
course, Alex stuck with her ethics, but she lost her job and boyfriend. This was a great, unfortunately, real world situation.
Favorite Quote:
“The wetlands dedication ceremony
was a resounding success until the gunman showed up.” – This was quite the
opener for this book and immediately drew me in.
Overall, A Solitude of
Wolverines is a great new thriller set in the wilderness. I loved it and highly recommend it.
Book Source: Review Copy from William Morrow. Thank-you!
Reminds sadly of the elephant human conflict in my country.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the review.
You had me at 'remote, abandoned ski chalet'. :D
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