"A bracing confluence of adventure, murder, and breathtaking scenery." -Kirkus

"Fans of backwoods suspense will find this thriller strikes the perfect balance of tense excitement and opportunities for testing their deductive skills." -BookLife

"...a fabulous read. I'd love to see more of Richard Carlyle and will be watching this author for more works of this caliber. The Gorge is most highly recommended." -Readers' Favorite

"[An] impressive fiction debut, set in the Adirondack Mountains. Paul Doiron fans will be pleased." -Publisher's Weekly

Perfect for fans of Peter Heller's The River and Karen Dionne's The Marsh King's Daughter.

It is not yet spring in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Whitewater rafting season has already begun, however. Streams filled with snowmelt are pouring into the Hudson Gorge, an almost inaccessible twelve-mile canyon. But someone who knows every foot of the backcountry is stalking those who are attempting to run the Gorge as the river reaches flood stage.

Richard Carlyle, a former raft guide and veteran criminologist working with state and local police, is desperately searching for the person who has murdered two people already. Tracking the killer to a remote cabin in the Gorge, Carlyle confronts an ecoterrorist with a grudge against anyone who dares to invade his territory.