{"product_id":"an-unforgiving-place-9781639101238","title":"An Unforgiving Place","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a remote corner of Alaska, Investigative Services Bureau agent Felicity Harland squares off against a mysterious cult leader with potentially deadly motives in this thrilling outdoor adventure for fans of Scott Graham and Nevada Barr.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWhile enjoying a rare weekend off from her duties as an agent with the Investigative Services Branch, Felicity Harland learns that a young couple has turned up dead in Gates of the Arctic National Park. Harland recruits her partner, ex-Navy SEAL Ferdinand \"Hux\" Huxley, to join her in the investigation. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter processing the peculiar scene where the couple perished, Harland and Hux decide that this was no tragic accident. They soon hear about a man living\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eoff the land, recruiting couples to his \"fertility cult\" in the Arctic. Could this survivalist\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e have played a role in the couple's death? Determined to get to the truth before someone else meets a similar fate, Harland and Hux venture deep into the backcountry\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e to find the cult's campsite. But what they find there tests their relationship in ways they never imagined--and thrusts them into a dangerous and deadly game.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaire Kells\u003c\/b\u003e is a physician and writer, whose best-selling debut adventure novel \u003ci\u003eGirl Underwater\u003c\/i\u003e was released in 2015. An avid open water swimmer and outdoor enthusiast, Claire gravitates toward stories of survival, struggle, and redemption. Her experiences as a practicing physician also play an important role in her novels, and she's grateful for all the fascinating stories her patients have told her over the years. \u003ci\u003eVanishing Edge\u003c\/i\u003e is the first installment in a new series featuring a partnership between an ISB agent and park ranger, who solve mysteries set in the National Park system.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641528488210,"sku":"9781639101238","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b6ae5c79-3c1f-455a-bd12-f6b57c1eed67.jpg?v=1733022604","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/an-unforgiving-place-9781639101238","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}