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ARCHES ENEMY: A National Park Mystery
by SCOTT GRAHAM
“Those interested in national parks and the environmental threats to them will be rewarded.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A famed sandstone arch in Utah’s Arches National Park collapses and takes a woman atop it to her death, ensnaring archaeologist Chuck Bender and his family in lethal questions of environmental monkeywrenching and political intrigue. As more deaths follow, Chuck and his spouse Janelle Ortega race to uncover the killer even as they become murder targets themselves. As if that weren’t enough, Chuck’s long-estranged mother, Sheila, has moved to Moab, gateway town to the national park, and wants to get to know Chuck’s stepdaughters—but Chuck and Janelle aren’t so sure that’s a good idea. Fifth in Scott Graham’s acclaimed National Park Mystery Series, Arches Enemy provides insight into complex cultural and environmental concerns of the American West, an inside look at the inner workings of a wildly popular national park, and a page-turner of a tale set in the uniquely breathtaking red rock landscape of southern Utah.
June 2019 | Fiction | 978-1-948814-05-8 | 200 pp
PRAISE FOR ARCHES ENEMY
“Fans of Nevada Barr’s Anna Pigeon series and readers of environmental mysteries may appreciate this lush tale.”
—LIBRARY JOURNAL
“Archaeologist Chuck Bender’s contract for preservation work in Utah’s Arches National Park is disrupted by a sudden death that turns out to be only the first of several. Where will it all end?”
—KIRKUS REVIEWS
“Those interested in national parks and the environmental threats to them will be rewarded.”
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
“A winning blend of archaeology and intrigue, Graham’s series turns our national parks into places of equal parts beauty, mystery, and danger.”
—EMILY LITTLEJOHN, author of Lost Lake
“Masterfully plotted in confident prose, Arches Enemy is not only an adventurous and fascinating mystery you can’t put down, it delivers important insight on ancestral cultures and their sacred lands. Only a truly gifted novelist is able to keep a reader turning pages while imparting extensive knowledge about the people, the landscape, and the park system. Scott Graham proves yet again that he is one of the finest.”
—CHRISTINE CARBO, author of A Sharp Solitude
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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SCOTT GRAHAM is the author of the critically acclaimed National Park Mystery Series, featuring archaeologist Chuck Bender and Chuck’s spouse, Janelle Ortega. In addition, Scott is the author of five nonfiction books, including Extreme Kids, winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. Scott is an avid outdoorsman who enjoys whitewater rafting, mountaineering, and backpacking. He lives with his spouse, an emergency physician, in Durango, Colorado.
"An exciting, rewarding puzzle."
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
~ GRAHAM'S NATIONAL PARK MYSTERY SERIES ~
PRAISE FOR GRAHAM'S NATIONAL PARK MYSTERY SERIES
“Terrific.”
—C.J. BOX, New York Times bestselling author
“One part mystery, one part mysticism, one part mayhem—and all parts exciting.”
—CRAIG JOHNSON, New York Times bestselling author
“Engrossing. A topnotch read.”
—WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER, New York Times bestselling author
“A winning blend of archeology and intrigue, Graham’s series turns our National Parks into places of equal parts beauty, mystery, and danger.”
—EMILY LITTLEJOHN, Shatter the Night
“As always, the highlight of Graham’s National Park Mystery Series is his extensive knowledge of the parks system, its lands, and its people.”
—KIRKUS REVIEWS
