num_pages: 257
description: The best-selling author of The River returns with a heart-racing thriller about a young man who escaping his own grief is hired by an elite fishing lodge in Colorado where amid the natural beauty of sun-drenched streams and forests he uncovers a plot of shocking menace.Kingfisher Lodge nestled in a canyon on a mile and a half of the most pristine river water on the planet is known by locals as Billionaire's Mile and is locked behind a heavy gate. Sandwiched between barbed wire and a meadow with a sign that reads Don't Get Shot! the resort boasts boutique fishing at its finest. Safe from viruses that have plagued America for years Kingfisher offers a respite for wealthy clients. Now it also promises a second chance for Jack a return to normalcy after a young life filled with loss. When he is assigned to guide a well-known singer his only job is to rig her line carry her gear and steer her to the best trout he can find.But then a human scream pierces the night and Jack soon realizes that this idyllic fishing lodge may be merely a cover for a far more sinister operation. A novel as gripping as it is lyrical as frightening as it is moving The Guide is another masterpiece from Peter Heller.
language: English
title: The Guide
publisher: Alfred A. Knopf