(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

Television reporter Callie Brown likes safe places with good coffee. But she joins friends from the past on a trek into New Zealand’s most brutal wilderness, in the hope of healing a broken heart.
What she doesn’t know is that someone wants them all dead.
Lost in every sense of the word, the hikers’ primal instincts erupt. Surrounded by people who have harbored secrets for a decade, Callie must choose the right ally if she doesn’t want to be the next to die...

I am gonna be pretty blunt with this review (and I think it will be a pretty short review) - while the characters, suspense and pacing are all pretty good, this book gets a solid four stars based on the location...

It is set in one of the most stunning and rugged places in New Zealand, Fiordland. If ever the region needed a tourism brochure, this would be it. The descriptions of the wilderness and the power of nature were enough to make me want to go and look the place up and see it for myself.

Again, a great thriller story - but the props go to the setting!


Paul
ARH

A superb book – a gripping story with plenty of mystery and twists. The writing is wonderful – at times I felt I was there alongside the characters in the cold and relentless rain on the side of a mountain in New Zealand. This is a story about greed and revenge and how they can destroy lives. It is also a story about friendship and teamwork and parents’ love for their children. It is a story about survival of the elements, mistrust and faith. I rarely write the over-used term ‘page-turner’, but in this case it is fully justified – the story is exciting and suspenseful. The relationships between the characters are well portrayed and believable. The story is well crafted, and not a word is wasted. I have no hesitation in recommending it to mystery/thriller readers or those that like a tale set in the wild outdoors.