Published by Compass and Fern Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
Format: ARC, Audiobook
Five hikers went missing in the Deadswitch woods….
Dr. Siena Dupont is leading her team on the Alpenglow glacier expedition. This is expedition is going to make her career! But thirty miles into their hike, the find the body of a hiker hanging from a tree and their satellite phone is not working. If that is not strange enough, the body disappears! This is where I would call it a day! But the fun is only beginning for this exploration. Their map does not align with the trail, the glacier they were going to study has melted, there is strange foliage and a tunnel inside of a tree.
Holden Sharpe works in IT and finds an old audio file and begins to search for Siena and determine her fate.
Here’s an idea: if you want to go for a walk in the woods and you know others have gone missing in said woods; don’t, just don’t go into those woods. Find somewhere else to walk. You’re welcome.
This is book #1 in the Briardark series and it is off to a good start! This one grabbed me right away and kept my attention. I was intrigued by the mystery of what happened to the missing hikers and the expedition Siena was leading. I wondered if Holden would find answers. This book has a blending of time and place which adds to the uneasy feel of the book and mounting tension.
I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narration. This book was interesting, gripping and well thought out. I will be on the lookout for the next book in the series.
This book reminded me in some ways of some books I have read Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident andAnnihilation. This was a nice blending of science fiction and horror.
Thank you to Compass and Fern LLC and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.