In Les Becquets crisp, immersive novel, Amy Raye is a seasoned outdoorswoman who gets lost in the cold Colorado wilderness during an elk hunt.
As she fights for survival, a local search-and-rescue worker named Prudence tries to find hereven if, she grimly realizes, she might just be looking for a body to give Amy Rayes husband and children some peace of mind.
We follow the weeks-long quest alternating between the womens perspectives, and Les Becquets keeps suspense high by writing Amy Rayes sections just a couple of days behind Prus search.
She chronicles the harsh beauty of wintertime in the mountains while reminding us that people arent puzzles to be solved; they are fierce works in progress.B+
