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Surprisingly quick read, though it was partially because I was so invested. I even looked at the end at one point, just so I could be prepared for the ending, whichever way it went. Would recommend!

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TBR for #TurnthePage. Tagged book is giving Murder She Wrote vibes and is set in Maine.

I heard great things about this book but it was just all over the place. I found that I was forcing myself to read this about 3/4ths of the way through. It had great potential but there was just too much going on. Life is just too short to waste your time force reading a book.

I didn‘t love her previous book, so I initially ignored this one, but I recently heard a description of it and wanted to try it out. And I really liked it! Valerie disappears while hiking the AT and Bev is in charge of the SAR efforts. Plus, a third woman becomes invested in the case. I like the multiple perspectives and the story kept me riveted.

When Valerie, an inexperienced hiker in her 40s, disappears on the Appalachian trail, the Maine game warden office pulls out all the stops to find her. Bev, the game warden organizing the search, becomes emotionally invested in finding Valerie, trail name Sparrow, as she learns more about the missing woman & the joy she brought to those who met her. An absorbing story about the wilderness, mothers & daughters, and an increasingly desperate search.

A Page-Turner mystery/thriller about a hiker lost on the Appalachian Trail. Several friends and acquaintances have hiked the AT and I appreciated the glimpses into what that experience might have been like for different kinds of folks.

Image: an antique work bonnet recently donated to the costume collection archive at my job

An Appalachian Trail hiker goes missing in Maine and a search and rescue team is deployed to track her down. We get the point of view of the hiker and the main warden in charge, as well as the family and various leads they are following as the days tick by and survival odds wane. Interesting to see what that process looks like. Good book.