{"product_id":"bearskin-9780062742803","title":"Bearskin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE 2019 EDGAR FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBearskin\u003c\/em\u003e is visceral, raw, and compelling--filled with sights, smells, and sounds truly observed. It's a powerful debut and an absolute showcase of exceptional prose. There are very few first novels when I feel compelled to circle brilliant passages, but James McLaughlin's writing had me doing just that.\" --C.J. Box, #1 NYT bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Disappeared\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRice Moore is just beginning to think his troubles are behind him. He's found a job protecting a remote forest preserve in Virginian Appalachia where his main responsibilities include tracking wildlife and refurbishing cabins. It's hard work, and totally solitary--perfect to hide away from the Mexican drug cartels he betrayed back in Arizona. But when Rice finds the carcass of a bear killed on the grounds, the quiet solitude he's so desperately sought is suddenly at risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore bears are killed on the preserve and Rice's obsession with catching the poachers escalates, leading to hostile altercations with the locals and attention from both the law and Rice's employers. Partnering with his predecessor, a scientist who hopes to continue her research on the preserve, Rice puts into motion a plan that could expose the poachers but risks revealing his own whereabouts to the dangerous people he was running from in the first place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames McLaughlin expertly brings the beauty and danger of Appalachia to life. The result is an elemental, slow burn of a novel--one that will haunt you long after you turn the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcLaughlin, James A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJames A. McLaughlin holds law and MFA degrees from the University of Virginia. His fiction and essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Missouri Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Portland Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRiver Teeth\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. He grew up in rural Virginia and lives in the Wasatch Range east of Salt Lake City, Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645360902418,"sku":"9780062742803","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_35363c75-642e-43ba-b685-10fc5adb635a.jpg?v=1756201552","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bearskin-9780062742803","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}