First published 1981
Paul Regensberg has spent his life failing at everything he touches. When he stumbles into a gun smuggling operation, he sees a chance to finally win at something. The plan seems foolproof until everything goes wrong at a small airport in Ontario. Cornered by an RCMP constable, Paul panics and pulls the trigger. Now he's running through the Canadian wilderness with police closing in from every direction. The forest becomes both his sanctuary and his prison. Paul must use every survival skill he knows to stay ahead of the manhunt. But the woods that shelter him also strip away his illusions about himself. Each day brings him closer to the truth about what kind of man he really is.
Genres: adventure, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, redemption
Setting: Ontario, Thunder Bay
Period: 20th-century
257 pages · Hardcover · Harpercollins
Content warnings: violence