Lovely setting and the descriptions are so vivid you feel you are almost there. The mystery is good, but it is clear that the rafting is a big part of this story’s appeal.

One of my favorite movies is The River Wild with Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon. If you haven't seen it, please go watch it today!!

The Gorge reminded me of different parts of that story. Most obviously because it takes place on white water. But even more so, because there is a race to figure out who the killer is and how to outsmart them before it's too late.

Lots of action in this one! Several murders on the river, immediately in the story, captures the reader's attention so quickly.

The challenges for me with this story was that there was so much action that sometimes I had lost concentration. Not much in the way of character or relationship building so not a lot of 'down time' in the story. As well, the characters are predominantly men. A couple of women come in and out for short scenes, but it was really noticeable to me how many women were NOT in the story.

Overall, a good action thriller/mystery story if you are looking heart pounding action.

The Gorge is a great story about searching for a killer who enjoys going water rafting. If you are a fan of this sort of sport and enjoy a mystery and fast-paced story, this book is for your, otherwise don´t invest your time you will feel that something is missing.
I downloaded a copy of this book through NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

Plenty of tension and action as we are thrust head first into an unfamiliar environment, with plenty of curt words cutting through sharp terrain. Thrilling and exciting. Really enjoyed this

Thank you to Netgalley and the author for allowing me to read this!

Wait what did I just read??? I loved it. It kept me so intrigued. I think the author did a great job writing this story. I could feel every page. I was drew in from the first chapter. Thankful I am coming out of my reading slump so I can enjoy the stories the authors are giving us.

This book was another armchair adventure for me...a peek into an extreme sport that I will never do but love to read about. Based in upstate New York in the Hudson Gorge, two river raft guides die in a week and the local police and a former rating guide suspect foul play. Can they catch the culprit before more innocent people are killed?
Thank you to BooksGoSocial and Netgalley for this peek into the river rafting experience. I received a complimentary copy of this book and the opinions expressed in this review are completely my own and given voluntarily

An exciting action adventure. Though not my usual sort of novel, elements of the writing had a filmic quality and will appeal to readers of nature mystery thrilkers.

I found the plot of this book to be pretty compelling and I couldn't put it down. However, about halfway through this book I realized something was bugging me. All of the dialogue seemed to carry the tone of a bad cop movie. Everything was just pretty aggressive and there wasn't much real conversation to be had during the whole book, mostly just confrontation. I still enjoyed it but if you can't get past that style of writing you may not enjoy it.

A non-stop thriller from the first page to the last.

Now to preface, I was a little worried about not knowing enough lingo about white water rafting, since I have only been twice more than a decade ago, but you'll have no worries figuring out what is going on or being described.

The story begins on the raging waters of the Indian River, with a group of rafters headed through some intense rapids. Richard Carlyle is among one of the many rafts that day but is not a typical thrill seeker. He is there to evaluate the rafting company and let them know if they are okay to renew their permits for the next season. Suddenly disaster strikes, a guide is knocked out of the raft and quickly taken into an undercurrent with no escape. While seemingly an accident, Carlyle thinks something strange is happening around the death, how could an experienced guide like that make such a simple mistake?

After rescheduling the assessment for the next week, they hit the river again and begin a quick and fast paced descent down the river. Again a terrible mistake is made, and another life taken. Two lives of experienced guides, in the matter of a week. While even the most dangerous rivers take many lives, this was to rare to be just coincidence.

Are the deaths more than just coincidence? Or did the company really just have a rather unfortunate week oof bad luck?

This book was a fast-paced page turner. I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Gorge by Ronald Berger. I highly recommend this one.

This is a well written book that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It is full of action, suspense and drama. Loved it!! Thank you BooksGoSocial via Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

Thanks to Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book. I've been whitewater rafting, on the Delaware, not the Hudson in early spring and summer. I didn't like the cold of early spring but loved the rapids. While I would love the rafting action described here, I couldn't deal with the harsh weather. That bring said, I enjoyed this story. The characters and descriptive and spot on. The story grabbed me snd never let up. I hope there will be other books featuring Ric Carlyle and friends.

This one ticked a lot of boxes for me: Adventure, Nature, Killer on the Loose, Quick.

Rich Carlyle is a Criminal Justice Professor whose alter ego is a white water rafting guide for the Hudson river in Upstate New York in the spring with during the snow melt run off. This spring someone is sabotaging his boss's rafting company and people are dying.

I've been white water rafting a few times and the very first time the boat flipped, everyone went for a went through the rapid solo. So I could relate to the descriptions of the raft trips, though the bitter cold sounded miserable. I got a kick out of the guide talk, which was right on point with its smack, bravado, and sarcasm. Mix that with a great mystery and I was hooked. I loved that you occasional got a peek into the mind of the killer. Though not a lot of depth in any of the characters. This one is a quick read, coming in just over 200 pages, and the intensity will have you flying through the pages.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I’m a sucker for thrillers set in nature. The first half satisfied my preferences in nature thrillers. It seemed to move at a quicker pace and things were happening. I felt immersed in nature as well as the mystery. As for the last half, I felt like it dragged and the nature wasn’t as much of a part of solving the mystery. I started to get confused with the characters that got introduced in this portion. I’m also of the opinion that the character that’s creating the mayhem should be introduced early in the story with available clues for the reader to attempt to piece it together. This novel introduced the offender much later in the book and the detective just “happened” to piece together from locals how and why the offender caused the mayhem. Overall, strong first half, ok second half, I would still recommend!

The suspense in this thriller will have you on the edge of your seat from the first chapter. Excellent setting and characters make this a great fast read!

The Gorge is about white water rafting with a killer on the loose. I would never go white water rafting myself but many people like the rush and danger. I enjoyed this book anyway. The mystery of who the culprit was and why kept me interested throughout the book. I think someone who likes the thrill of rafting and is knowledgeable on the subject would love this book.

This would make a fantastic movie!!
It was so easy to picture the beautiful descriptions of the river and surrounding landscapes in my head.
Loved it!!

Loved this book so much!!!!!! Great bulb to am amazing finish. Well done. I want more from this author

I really loved this one! Once I picked this up I didn't end up putting it down until I'd finished it. A well-written, engaging white water thriller.

Ronald M. Berger’s “The Gorge” was a wild ride from start to finish, and I was able to finish reading the book in less than three days. There were a few places while reading that instead of reading fully I would skim paragraphs, but feel as if I did not miss any important information in regards to the story overall.