Between a Rock . . . (Paperback)

What happens when a routine wilderness rescue uncovers a murder and a killer may still be somewhere in the mountains?

Wayne Gansted has barely begun his new job as a forest ranger in New York’s Adirondack Park when a fallen hiker is discovered below the cliffs of Mount Colden along the shore of Avalanche Lake. What first appears to be a tragic accident quickly reveals something far more sinister. The man was likely murdered, and Wayne climbs Mount Holden to verify his suspicions. It becomes clear that whoever killed him may still be at large in the wilderness.

As the investigation collides with the fallout from a brazen bank robbery, Wayne is thrown into a dangerous pursuit across some of the Adirondacks’ most unforgiving terrain. Ably directed by Stacy Ricchetti, the park’s first female crew chief, he must navigate not only the threats hiding in the backcountry but also the political tensions, old resentments, and competing interests between park management and the state police affecting the land and the campers they have sworn to protect.

For Wayne, the Adirondacks were supposed to offer a fresh start closer to his family. Instead, his first days on the job become a test of instinct, courage, and survival. And as danger draws Wayne and Stacy closer together, their growing connection may prove just as complicated as the wilderness around them.

Blending adventure, mystery, romance, and a vivid portrait of lives of those people who work in the wilderness. Between a Rock . . . launches K. Eric Crook’s Gansted Trilogy with a story of danger, duty, family, and the fight to protect the places we all cherish.

Step into the Adirondack wilderness and discover where the Gansted Trilogy begins. Get your copy of Between a Rock . . . today.

Eric Crook comes from a family of authors and artists where creativity and self-expression are ingrained values. His development as a writer was built on years of work in creative writing, poetry, technical writing, and various forms of literature studied while completing a bachelor’s in forest management and a master’s in city and regional planning. The common theme in his approach to writing fiction is verisimilitude—a story that sounds like the truth is compelling to read and a joy to write.

Eric Crook comes from a family of authors and artists where creativity and self-expression are ingrained values. His development as a writer was built on coursework in creative writing, poetry, technical writing, and various forms of literature taken while completing a bachelor's in forest management and a master's in city and regional planning. The common theme in his approach to writing is verisimilitude-a story that sounds like the truth is compelling to read and a joy to write.

Eric has years of professional experience in technical writing, including numerous strategic planning studies and the concept plan for the Second Avenue subway for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He has also published a book of prose and poetry, Greatest Hits (Stillwater Press) and his work has appeared in numerous anthologies.

Eric is also a significant supporter of his local community as a member of the City of East Providence planning board and the board of directors for the Association of Rhode Island Authors. He is recently remarried and has two grown children.