Dark Places

In this gripping debut novel, winner of the 2005 Arthur Ellis Award, Paul Wood—a modern vagabond—leaves the comforts of San Francisco to explore some of the world's most treacherous landscapes. While trekking through the Himalayas, he discovers the mutilated body of a hiker, prompting the police to prematurely label the incident a suicide. Unwilling to accept this conclusion, Paul embarks on a perilous quest to uncover the truth, navigating both the treacherous terrain and the darkest corners of human nature as his obsession leads him to the brink.