'Exceptionally good... A frighteningly plausible nightmare' Observer, Thrillers of the month 'Extraordinary: a unique blend of thriller, post-Covid dystopia and paean to the healing properties of nature' Guardian 'Peter Heller's thrillers unfurl like campfire yarns' New York Times 'An ever so subtly dystopian wilderness noir that speculates on the horrors of a post-pandemic society' USA Today 'Riveting... A chilling reminder of the dangers that might lie in wait for us all' Minneapolis Star Tribune 'A modern master of the wilderness thriller' CrimeReads 'The Guide is a glorious getaway in every sense, a wild wilderness trip as well as a suspenseful journey to solve a chilling mystery' BookPage 'The poet laureate of the literary thriller: sinister and soulful' Michael Koryta, author of Those Who Wish Me Dead The best-selling author of The River returns with a heart-racing thriller about a young man escaping his own grief and an elite fishing lodge in Colorado hiding a plot of shocking