Book 5 in the Gabriel Hawke NovelsWhile teaching a tracking class at a Search and Rescue conference in Iceland, Oregon State Trooper Gabriel Hawke discovers a body in a boiling mud pool. The body is the young man Hawke’s class is tracking. Unable to walk away from the gruesome death without helping to find the killer, Hawke follows the clues and discovers the victim had few enemies, and all of … and all of them have alibis. The killer is cunning like the fox, but Hawke is determined to solve the homicide before the conference attendees head home in five days.
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Love the Gabriel Hawks series. He is thoughtful, thorough and a dogged “detective”. The stories always weave his love of the outdoors into the story without being preachy about conservation.
Another interesting addition to the Gabriel Hawke series by Paty Jager. Readers find Oregon State Trooper Hawke in Iceland speaking at a conference and, of course, there’s a dead body!! Lots of suspects and twists and turns to the plot to keep the pages turning quickly. The author did a great job keeping the culprit reveal to the end. I enjoy the series and readers who enjoy crime and police procedural books will not want to miss this one. I listened to a complimentary copy of the audiobook and was not required to write a review. Larry Gorman did a great job narrating the story which made for an enjoyable listening experience.
I enjoyed taking a trip to Iceland with Hawke. It was interesting to see Hawke solve a murder outside his usual elements. Hawke is smart and observant, which are great traits for his profession. There were plenty of suspects and lots of twists and turns woven expertly through the story. I never guessed who the murderer was until the reveal.
I listened to the audio version of this book. Narrator Larry Gorman embodies Hawke and the other characters wonderfully. He brings the characters to life, allowing you, the listener, to effortlessly lose yourself in the book.
All thoughts and opinions are my own, and in no way have I been influenced by anyone.
aw-enforcement, iceland, murder, murder-investigation, thriller, family-dynamics, friendship
Oregon State Trooper Gabriel Hawke is in Iceland to teach a class at the Search And Rescue conference primarily directed to law enforcement personnel. His portion is on tracking and what he finds is the body of a kind, popular young man whose death affects everyone. And it is murder. Through an incredible amount of due diligence Hawke works with the local authorities to locate and provide evidence against the killer through a remarkable number of twists, red herrings, and deliberate misdirections. Riveting is a popular term for mysteries these days, but this one truly is.
Larry Gorman (narrator) gives a good performance in the sense that I felt that he WAS Trooper Hawke! And mastering the pronunciations of the Icelandic person and place names was award worthy! I am somewhat familiar with the problem and even bought a sight copy so I could verify the difficulty as well as simply see it for myself.
As with the entire Hawke Series, I enjoyed this well-written mystery
The story was interesting and fast-paced.
This book can be read as a standalone story, though it is #5 in the Gabriel Hawke series.
It was an entertaining book and I look forward to reading more books by this author.
I received an author’s copy and have left an honest review
I enjoyed this well-written mystery. Garbriel Hawke travels to Iceland to teach a tracking class at a conference and discovers a body. The victim is the man his class was tracking. He assists the local police in their investigation, but they have to solve it before the conference attendees leave in 5 days. The story was interesting and fast-paced. This book can be read as a standalone story, though it is #5 in the Gabriel Hawke series. It was an entertaining book and I look forward to reading more books by this author.