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This is the fourth book in the Nora Kelly/Corrie Swanson series by Preston & Child. I had read the first three in the series and found them very compelling and enjoyable so I was definitely looking forward to this one. I was not disappointed. This one had Nora, the archaeologist, agreeing to help Corrie, the FBI agent, in exhuming some Indian remains found in a cave in the mountains of New Mexico. But as the cave is further explored, a couple of more recent bodies are found. These were identified as two bodies that were part of a backpacking trip back in 2008 where for some reason the mountaineers fled from their tent resulting in the deaths of six of the group with three others never found. Well two of the three were found in the cave. So what happened to the backpackers in 2008? Searchers found that the tent they were in had been slashed open on the side because something bizarre scared them and was apparently blocking the front entrance to the tent. The group fled in various stages of dress, some with minimal clothing and no shoes. They fled into a blizzard which was certain death for them. But why? Well, with the discovery of the two bodies, the case is reopened with Corrie as the lead FBI investigator. In the mean time, Nora and her brother Skip returned to the cave to excavate the two Native American bodies to return them to the Isleta Pueblo for burial. But the local sheriff does not agree they are within their rights so tries to stop them. This results in Skip being arrested for assault on the Sheriff. But was he really at fault?
I found this overall to be another engaging thriller in the series. What really happened to the backpackers from 2008 was really a bizarre story and the authors were able to really put some interesting twists to the story. Along with this is the side story of Skip's arrest and his trial with a very hard-nosed Native American as his attorney. The story kept me turning the pages although I did have some other personal matters come up while I was reading this so it took me longer to read than normal. I will be looking forward to the next in the series.
I found this overall to be another engaging thriller in the series. What really happened to the backpackers from 2008 was really a bizarre story and the authors were able to really put some interesting twists to the story. Along with this is the side story of Skip's arrest and his trial with a very hard-nosed Native American as his attorney. The story kept me turning the pages although I did have some other personal matters come up while I was reading this so it took me longer to read than normal. I will be looking forward to the next in the series.
