A Sharp Solitude

by Christine Carbo

When attending an author signing, I have often heard the question, “How do you know what to write about?  Where do you get your ideas?”  The answer is always, “Write what you know.”  Carbo does exactly that and does it very well.  Her fourth novel takes us back to Glacier National Park.  Unlike most mystery and thriller authors, Carbo does not have one recurring character or protagonist that is forever falling over dead bodies.  Her main protagonist is the park.  Shrouded within the million acres of breath taking beauty lies a natural system of nature at its best and its worst.  This novel involves Reeve Landon, a man who has decided to live on the outskirts of society choosing the company of his specially trained dog.  Together they round up information and samples to be studied by scientists at the University of Montana.  At the urging of his supervisor he reluctantly agrees to meet with a journalist who has led them to believe she wants to write a paper on their special program.  This simple request will send Reeve’s life and the lives of several others spiraling out of control when the journalist turns up dead after meeting with him. 

Carbo provides us with a gripping story that slowly gathers speed. Her characters are well developed and all fit within the landscape of the lives Carbo has created for them.    At the core of the beautiful descriptions of Flathead, Montana and the surrounding landscape she has infused a horrifying trail of events that will leave you breathless and shivering.  The only advice I can offer is, remember to keep breathing.

PUB:  Atria Books/Simon and Schuster

PUB DATE:  May 29, 2018

ISBN: 9781501156335

Genre:  Fiction/Mystery