Wow! I could not put this book down! From the first to the last action packed page I was enthralled. This book is a well-crafted mystery for educated people who like strong intelligent female characters and who also like to think and learn while reading.

Alex Graham is a geologist out in the field when disaster strikes. She manages to survive but afterward is drawn into trying to solve a mystery that is multifaceted and very dangerous indeed. With murder, bombs and potential bio-terrorism there is a lot going on in this book but there is also the introduction of potential romance. I thoroughly enjoyed Alex, found the medical situations in the hospital spot-on and enjoyed Eric’s character and his interactions with Alex. As a parent I was intrigued by Nathan’s dilemma and how he would deal with his daughter Oliva. All of the threads of this story were woven together to create a tapestry that is taut, intriguing and oh so well executed. I look forward to future books in this series and/or any novels Katherine Prairie decides to write.

Thank you to NetGalley and Stonedrift Press Ltd. For the copy of the ARC to read and review.

4.5 Stars

I have read a lot of books in my life, so at this point I'm desperate for anything that does something new or different. I found it in 'Thirst'.

Not only is the story interesting, with careful plot development and a thrilling tale, but the characters are interesting, too. It's so refreshing to read a novel where characters and their histories and motivations are revealed naturally rather than with a massive infodump. I greatly enjoyed the fact that the main female protagonist was the out-in-the-field geologist and the main male protagonist was the doctor-fighting-to-save-his-patients; too often it's the other way around.

The interactions between the characters felt real. The police officer and his troubled daughter was a genuinely great hook, and I love that it wasn't all tied up with a neat bow. I also have to commend the author on not shoehorning in insta-love between her main characters; that is so tiresome. Real life doesn't happen like that.

I recommend this to anyone looking for an intriguing thriller with interesting characters and a unique setting.

I must admit this was something slightly different to the normal mystery read but was none the worse for this.
From the first page you are drawn in for a action packed ride.

Wow, this book really impressed me. You can tell straight away that the Author has a talent for writing. This was such an easy and enjoyable book to read. Most people probably wouldn’t go camping or get into a tent again, if someone tried to burn them alive in one. However Geologist Alex Graham isn’t most people, and even though she gets burnt, it’s not going to stop her. She is a tough, gritty, and determined woman. Alex has a chance to take over a friends mining claims, but it just happens that the land is in a government restricted zone, patrolled by the military and the police. You can’t blame the military for being on edge, with a group of local’s intent on blowing up the dams, buildings and generally trying anything to get rid of the Americans. Now with a death in the hospital, with what looks like pesticide poisoning, Alex and Dr Keenan need to work out if someone has planted the pesticide into the drinking water, that could potentially affect allot of people, or if it’s isolated. This really is a great story, and it moves along at a good pace, with plenty happening. I’ll certainly be adding this Author to my list to watch out for.

A thinking person's thriller based on real conflicts and conditions in the Upper Columbia River Basin, with good use of larger personal and political themes. Well done.

Thirst is a book with a political action theme and a book with a conscience. The author challenges us to see emotionally charged issues from more than one side and see that their is no easy answers. It enjoyed reading it because it had substance while also providing an interesting story for engagement. Several issues in the book seem to ask you, "What would you do?"