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    In the Barren Ground
    In the Barren Ground
    In the Barren Ground
    Audiobook12 hours

    In the Barren Ground

    Written by Loreth Anne White

    Narrated by Cara Gee

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A Daphne du Maurier Award Winner.

    In the Barrens, a vast wilderness in northern Canada bordering the Arctic Circle, night consumes every hour of the winter. Humans are scarce; ferocious predators roam freely. Locals say spirits do, too.

    Rookie cop Tana Larsson doesn’t mind the dark and quiet. Five months pregnant and hoping to escape the mistakes of her past, she takes a post in Twin Rivers, population 320. Maybe here she can find peace and community for her child.

    But with her superior out of commission, Tana becomes the sole police officer in 17,500 square miles. One bitter night, she gets a call about the fatal wolf mauling of two students, and the only way to reach the remote scene is to enlist the help of the arrogant, irritatingly handsome Cameron “Crash” O’Halloran, a local bush pilot with a shady reputation for smuggling and a past cloaked in shadow.

    When the macabre scene they uncover suggests violence much more sinister than animal, Tana must trust Crash if she wants to protect the town—and herself—from the evil that lurks in the frozen dark.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateAug 16, 2016
    ISBN9781522638926
    In the Barren Ground
    Author

    Loreth Anne White

    Loreth Anne White is a double RITA nominee, an RT Reviewers' Choice award winner for romantic suspense, and a double Daphne Du Maurier finalist. She hails from southern Africa, but now lives in a ski resort in the moody Coast Mountain range. When she's not writing you will find her skiing, biking or hiking with her Black Dog, and generally trying to avoid the bears.

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    • 4/5
      I wasn’t keen at first but persevered and actually really enjoyed it
    • 5/5
      Fantastic read. I enjoyed this book.
      I can only recommend it
    • 5/5
      Rookie cop Tana Larsson, trying to escape from a murky past, is posted to the town of Twin Rivers, population 320. However, she soon finds the wilds of northern Canada are anything but quiet. When she hears of a pair of students that have been mauled by wolves on an expedition nearby, she has a feeling that the wolves didn't kill the students. However proving it is a different matter, with harsh terrain, winter storms setting in and superstitious locals she soon finds herself and the town cut off from the world, with a possible killer lurking amongst them.

      In The Barren Ground is a highly enjoyable novel with wonderful, quirky characters, an intriguing plot, and a wonderful sense of place. The wilds of Canada and its people really come to life on the page. With a plethora of possible suspects, this novel is one to become engrossed in, so set aside a few hours and enjoy the ride. I recommend this book to all lovers of mysteries and wild places.
    • 4/5
      This is a murder mystery set in way north - the Northwest Territories in Canada, near the Arctic Circle. The only cop around is young and pregnant, and really together. The landscape makes the story memorable.
    • 4/5
      This book grabbed me from the for page. Loreth Anne White doesn't hold back or mince words as she creates a terrifying world where a serial killer stalks victims under cover of ice and snow. Some reviews describe this book as dark, brutal, and gruesome and I would agree, but it is also about trust, faith in yourself, and second chances. The plot is face-paced and violent, but the surprising courage and upstanding moral fiber of Tana Larsson, a rookie cop left on her own in the outer reaches of civilization, delivers the message that a willingness to ask for help and belief in yourself can overcome horrific obstacles. I look forward to my next book by this author.