Sierra [Paperback]

Even in the wilderness, trouble seems to find Karl Bergman. Years after his run-in with a serial killer on the Appalachian Trail, Bergman sets out with his dog, Blazer, on a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trailhoping to return home a better man. But the discovery of a dead body on the outskirts of the Anza-Borrego Desert threatens to embroil Bergman in another violent chain of events with even higher stakes than his previous ordeal. This time his adversary is not just one man as the dead body appears to be linked to a drug cartel using mules to move product from Mexico to Canada. An uneasy alliance with a San Diego narcotics officer makes things more difficult, but when Bergman reconnects with his estranged son Kenny, a sophomore at UCLA, he puts both of them in grave danger that can only be escaped by bringing down the cartel's operation.- ARC mailing send out to influencers and trade publications- B2B and B2C email marketing campaign- DRC made available to bloggers and media through Edelweiss- Large social media campaign through Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram- Local book signings and author events- Promotion on TurnerPublishing.com and raykanderson.com

In Ray Anderson'sSierra,hard drugs are muled by thugs along the Pacific Crest Trail. No one has a clue until Awol and his mutt, Blazer, step into a hornets nest involving Mexico's biggest drug cartel. Anderson takes you through a scenic nightmare of greed, treachery, and death that isn't resolved until the last page. Gary Braverauthor ofTunnel VisionandGray Matter

Ray Anderson has done it again. His second book,Sierra, is a fast-paced thriller that will take you hiking across the arid deserts and up the soaring peaks of the Pacific Crest Trail, all while chasing and being chased by a ruthless smuggling ring using the trail to run drugs. Lace up your boots. Vincent H. O'Neil, author ofGlory Main

Like Ray Andersons first novelThe TraillCM