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The Guide
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Mark Deakins
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
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Publisher's Summary
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The best-selling author of The River returns with a heart-racing thriller about a young man who is hired by an elite fishing lodge in Colorado, where he uncovers a plot of shocking menace amid the natural beauty of sun-drenched streams and forests.
“Peter Heller is the poet laureate of the literary thriller." (Michael Koryta, New York Times best-selling author of Those Who Wish Me Dead)
Kingfisher Lodge, nestled in a canyon on a mile and a half of the most pristine river water on the planet, is known by locals as "Billionaire's Mile" and is locked behind a heavy gate. Sandwiched between barbed wire and a meadow with a sign that reads "Don't Get Shot!" the resort boasts boutique fishing at its finest. Safe from viruses that have plagued America for years, Kingfisher offers a respite for wealthy clients. Now it also promises a second chance for Jack, a return to normalcy after a young life filled with loss. When he is assigned to guide a well-known singer, his only job is to rig her line, carry her gear, and steer her to the best trout he can find.
But then a human scream pierces the night, and Jack soon realizes that this idyllic fishing lodge may be merely a cover for a far more sinister operation. A novel as gripping as it is lyrical, as frightening as it is moving, The Guide is another masterpiece from Peter Heller.
Look for Peter Heller's new novel, The Last Ranger, coming soon!
What the critics say
• A USA Today Book Not to Miss • A LitHub Most Anticipated Book • A CrimeRead Novel You Should Read • An Alta Best Book • A Veranda Magazine Best Book • An AARP Hot New Novel
"Heller writes like a veteran outdoorsman influenced by Cormac McCarthy and Jon Krakauer…. Masterclasses in the unsettling.”—Boston Globe
“In his new mystery, author Peter Heller pulls off a rare balancing act once again: He gives us fast-paced action and intrigue, interspersed with closely observed, reflective nature writing. Speed up for the crime-solving, slow down for the Zen.”—Associated Press
“The Guide is a literary work and a paean to fishing, as inspiring as A River Runs Through It…. Poetic … Engaging … The Guide is a beautifully written book, a tribute to Colorado, its bounty and its ability to heal the soul.”—Denver Post
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- M. Balk
- 2021-12-23
Big Let Down
Got this book on the basis of a review in the Guardian which raved about it
Sadly I beg to differ. The best and basically only redeeming feature is the description of trout fishing
The rest is predictable, anticlimactic unsexy. Dialogue sucks. Plot drags and makes cosmic leaps…the narrator has no emotional range. I only wish I had had a hard copy so I could have got through it faster
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