NY: Thorndike Press, 2008. 1st Edition Thus. Hardcover. Collectible - VeryGood/No Jacket. 6"x8.5". 535 pages. X-library w/graphics. First Printing. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean and bright. When a skier goes missing at Sun Valley s Galena Summit, Sheriff Walt Fleming quickly assembles his crack search-and-rescue team and heads out into the snowy night. Despite the treacherous conditions, Walt and his group, including deputy Tommy Brandon and Walt s best friend, Mark Aker, set off on skis, accompanied by highly trained search dogs. Within minutes, something goes horribly wrong: a shot rings out, and one of their team is dead. By morning, Mark Aker has disappeared.
Torn between professional responsibility and the desperate urge to find his friend, Walt is further challenged by an unexplained illness at a local water-bottling plant that sends workers to the hospital and sets off biohazard warnings. Following threads of questionable evidence through the glitter of Sun Valley leads Walt to an unlikely and darker source, and reveals a crime played out on a much larger scale than he originally envisioned. Waist-deep in snow and knee-deep in lies, the life of his friend in the balance, Walt begins to suspect that the whole operation is controlled by people of great wealth and power, which leaves him where he started: out in the cold.
From adrenaline-charged start to explosive finish, Killer View is heart-stopping suspense at its very best.
Goodread 3.75.

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Sun Valley sheriff Walt Fleming returns in a stunning new thriller from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author. When a skier goes missing at Sun Valley’s Galena Summit, Sheriff Walt Fleming quickly assembles his crack search-and-rescue team and heads out into the snowy night. Despite the treacherous conditions, Walt and his group, including deputy Tommy Brandon and Walt’s best friend, Mark Aker, set off on skis, accompanied by highly trained search dogs. Within minutes, something goes horribly wrong: a shot rings out, and one of their team is dead. By morning, Mark Aker has disappeared. Torn between professional responsibility and the desperate urge to find his friend, Walt is further challenged by an unexplained illness at a local water-bottling plant that sends workers to the hospital and sets off biohazard warnings. Following threads of questionable evidence through the glitter of Sun Valley leads Walt to an unlikely—and darker—source, and reveals a crime played out on a much larger scale than he originally envisioned. Waist-deep in snow and knee-deep in lies, the life of his friend in the balance, Walt begins to suspect that the whole operation is controlled by people of great wealth and power, which leaves him where he started: out in the cold. From adrenaline-charged start to explosive finish, Killer View is heart-stopping suspense at its very best.

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Bookseller: Blacks Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10197
Title: Killer View (Walt Fleming #2)
Author: Pearson, Ridley
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Collectible - VeryGood
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 1st Edition Thus
ISBN 10: 1410406091
ISBN 13: 9781410406095
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Place of Publication: NY
Date Published: 2008

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