Part of Pendergast, book 13
First published 2013
Special Agent Pendergast arrives at an upscale Colorado ski resort to free his protégée Corrie Swanson from jail. She has uncovered something extraordinary while studying the remains of miners killed by a grizzly bear 150 years ago. Her discovery threatens the resort itself. Meanwhile, an arsonist begins torching expensive homes with families trapped inside. Pendergast discovers a strange link between the dead miners and a lost Sherlock Holmes story that may explain the modern murders. Snow traps everyone at the resort as the attacks intensify. Corrie faces mortal danger. Pendergast must decode the historical mystery to stop the present-day killer before the entire town burns.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: amateur-sleuth, historical-mystery
Setting: Colorado, Sherlock Holmes
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
368 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: violence