False Summit

The Truth is Hard to Face...

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Pub Date Oct 05 2023 | Archive Date Nov 29 2023

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Description

A Tyler Zahn Novel - Book 2

Chaffee County Search & Rescue is known for finding lost people in the Rocky Mountain backcountry. But they've never lost one of their own before.

Cam Torrens, author of Stable, has written another psychological thriller that will have readers racing to answer the question...what happened to Kristee Li?

Veteran pilot Tyler Zahn is finally recovering from the tragedies that cost him his family and drove him from the Air Force, when his best friend, Kristee Li, disappears on a remote search and rescue mission. A massive effort to find her fails. No clues. No body. Kristee is presumed dead.

A fellow team member claims the disappearance is no accident and Zahn begins to question what really happened in the mountains. Who would have wanted Kristee dead? More importantly...why? Plagued with grief, Zahn probes for answers while slowly slipping into the familiar depression he's worked so hard to escape.

False Summit proves when it comes to money, sexuality, and cultural norms, the truth is in short supply.

A Tyler Zahn Novel - Book 2

Chaffee County Search & Rescue is known for finding lost people in the Rocky Mountain backcountry. But they've never lost one of their own before.

Cam Torrens, author of...


A Note From the Publisher

Over a 30-year Air Force career, author Cam Torrens delivered combat supplies and personnel across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He piloted the first mobility aircraft into Iraq during the Iraq War, served as the United States Air Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China and spent four years as the Professor of Aerospace Studies at Virginia Tech.Father of six, Cam and his spouse live in Buena Vista, Colorado where he serves as the Vice President of the Chaffee County Writer's Exchange and volunteers with the Chaffee County Search & Rescue team.False Summit is his second Tyler Zahn novel. The first, Stable, was released in July of 2023.

Over a 30-year Air Force career, author Cam Torrens delivered combat supplies and personnel across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He piloted the first mobility aircraft into Iraq during the...


Advance Praise

2023 Firebird Book Awards Winner - Suspense

2023 Literary Titan Silver Book Award Winner

"Cam Torrens exhibits an exceptional ability to shape a diverse cast of characters that truly embodies our shared humanity." -Literary Titan

"Tyler Zahn is a hero to love - deeply wounded, undeniably flawed, but determined to do the right thing in Cam Torrens' intensely dramatic thriller." -Martin J. Smith, author of the Edgar, Anthony, and Barry Award-nominated Memory Series

2023 Firebird Book Awards Winner - Suspense

2023 Literary Titan Silver Book Award Winner

"Cam Torrens exhibits an exceptional ability to shape a diverse cast of characters that truly embodies our...


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Thank you to NetGalley, Black Rose Writing, & to Cam Torrens for this ARC of False Summit: The Truth is Hard to Face...! This is an absolutely amazing thriller! If you want a book that has you hooked from chapter one, I seriously recommend reading False Summit. I literally could not put this book down.

False Summit is the second Tyler Zahn novel. I definitely believe you can read this one as a stand alone, but be prepared to read the first one afterward anyway because you'll be left desperate for more of Torrens' work. I for one cannot wait for a third book!

The characters are so well-written! Especially Tyler Zahn, who is just such a good person trying to do good even though he has his own struggles, and I loved every step he took trying to figure out what happened to his missing friend Kristee. Just such a compelling character. But that's true for mostly everyone in this book, they all feel like they could be people you know because they simply feel real. Honestly, I think that makes the stakes feel even greater.

False Summit is the kind of book that will remind you why you love thrillers. The story is a gripping read, and you'll be turning the pages needing to know what will happen next the whole time!

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A heartfelt thank you to NetGalley, Black Rose Writing, and Cam Torrens for gifting me an ARC of "False Summit: The Truth is Hard to Face...". This thriller is nothing short of spellbinding! From the very first chapter, "False Summit" grips your attention, making it nearly impossible to set aside.

Although this is the second installment featuring Tyler Zahn, it stands strong on its own. That being said, once you delve into this narrative, you'll undoubtedly be drawn to the first book simply because of the allure of Torrens' storytelling. I'm eagerly awaiting the next addition!

The character development is exemplary. Tyler Zahn stands out; he's a genuine individual striving to do right by everyone, despite grappling with personal dilemmas. His journey to uncover the truth about his vanished friend, Kristee, is both touching and captivating. Indeed, most characters in "False Summit" resonate with authenticity, making them feel eerily familiar, and thus raising the stakes even higher.

In essence, "False Summit" reignites the passion for thrillers. Engrossing from start to finish, you'll find yourself rapidly flipping through the pages, hungry to uncover the next twist and turn.

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Another great Tyler Zahn book! Beautiful but dangerous setting, a gripping storyline full of twists and turns, and great characters made for a real page turner. I can't wait for the next one.

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A Gripping Phycological Thriller.
False Summitt by Cam Torrens is the second book in the Tyler Zahn series and is a fast-paced thriller. The book is a real page turner and will keep the reader on the edge of their seat. The book is set in the central Colorado Mountains in the town of Buena Vista.
Kristee is an experienced SAR (search and Resue) team member who goes missing whilst they are on a Resue mission. There was an avalanche but what happened to Kristee is she alive or dead. Tyler Zahn and Kristee where remarkably close as Kristee had rung Zahn to talk to him about something before the SAR call came in. Zahn wastes no time trying to find out what happened in the mountains as it is a race against time and Zaine quickly concludes was Kristee disappearance an accident or something more sinister.
The story is told alternatively by Kristee, Zahn Kristee’s partners, friends, and fellow team members. Just when you think you have figured out what happened Cam throws another twist in the story. Kristee has secrets, her identity, family culture, work and the sacrifices she will make for her sister.
This book has a cast of characters which will grip your attention with a surprisingly remarkable ending that kept you guessing until the final pages. I look forward to more books from Cam Torrens this book is skillfully written a great phycological thriller which I highly recommend. Thanks to NetGalley and to the publishers of this book for giving me a free advance copy of the book to preview and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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