The Trail [Hardcover]

Everyone hikes the Trail for a reason. Some reasons are more deadly than others.

After committing the most recent in a series of murders, Paul Leroux goes on the lam the last place the police would look for an out-of-shape chain-smoker.

Haunted by his past, Desert Storm veteran Karl Bergman leaves his wife and home behind and sets out on the Appalachian Trail in search of something missing in his life. He never dreams that his quest will force him to confront a serial killer.

When their paths collide, a tense battle of wills ensues. Will Leroux make it to Canada before the police can track him down? Can Bergman put his demons to rest and help stop him? And how many more people will die if he cannot?

Written with an eye for the details only those who have hiked the Appalachian Trail can give,The Trailcombines the solitary world of trail life with the harrowing story of two men desperately trying to escape their pasts.

The Trailis an intense psychological cat-and-mouse thriller, written by a bright new talent who is very familiar with the military survival strategies and the unique and unforgettable setting that distinguishes this story. Well-written and well-researched, Ray Andersons debut novel will grab you from the disturbing opening scene and hold you in its grip to the grand payoff at the end of the trail. Gary Braver, bestselling author ofSkin Deep, Tunnel Vision
Theres a particular darkness in the crimes of a middle aged man. Murders thought to be the medium of younger people with poor impulse control, bad nurture and a hormonally-induced taste for the dark side. But when a man at mid-life commits murders on the Appalachian Trail, the crimes open a window onto something aberrant. Ray Anderson captures this darkness with extraordinary skill. Hes in total control of his prose, characters and a story that manifests the most disturbing crisis of allthat humans can do these things, and we l3-