Rinn's Crossing - by Russell Heath (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>One of the 100 Best Indie Books of 2020 <em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>"A thrilling work of serpentine intrigue and crisp characterization" <em> --Kirkus Reviews (starred review).</em> </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>They had been friends who fought side by side for better things. Now both were running from crimes neither could have imagined of themselves just a few days ago . . . </strong></p><p><br></p><p>Heartsick that the towering trees that once sheltered him are being cut, Rinn Vaness commits a minor felony on a remote Alaska island. A woman he once loved, Kit Olinsky, is arrested for his crime-and the murder of a Tlingit elder broken by the loss of the Native way of life. </p><p><br></p><p>Out on bail, Kit fights a scorched-earth battle in the state legislature to save the Alaska she loves. It's not a battle she can win. But she will fight to the end even if she has to betray her secret lover, a Tlingit fighting desperately for what was promised to his people a generation ago. </p><p><br></p><p>Rinn slips out of the forest to protect Kit, never suspecting that he has more at stake than a lonely prison cell. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>"Heath's plotting is taut and propulsive, and the pages seem to fly through your hands." <em>--Red City Review (5-star review)</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>"The ending was exceptional and will bring a tear to your eye." <em>--Readers Favorite (5-star review)</em></strong></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><strong>One of the 100 Best Indie Books of 2020 <em>Kirkus Reviews.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>From the very first page the reader is captured by "a whitewater journey" in a world of the beauty, power and danger of nature in Alaska, the Great Land. . .We learn this same land is the foundation of a timeless Native culture struggling to survive in a changing modern world. The rapids will take you to knowing the lives of personal bonding and intense love that leads to mystery, a thriller, and murder as well as the sleazy world of politics as it feeds on the lust for power, ego, and money. . . Put on your life jacket, grab a paddle and enjoy the trip. --Tony Knowles, former Governor of Alaska</p><p><br></p><p>Set against the rugged coastal backdrop of Southeast Alaska, Rinn's Crossing is a high-speed immersion into the perilous depths of our state's politics, and the skullduggery, villains, and hard-working heroes hidden in the shadows of our mountains and frontier mystique. --Seth Kantner, bestselling author of Ordinary Wolves</p><p><br></p><p>Complex, riveting and right out of the headlines. Heath, who paid his dues with years in Alaska, nails Alaska's Zeitgeist. --Kim Elton, Alaska State Senator and Director of Alaska Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior</p><p><br></p><p>The plot moves at a riveting pace, and fans of suspense fiction. . .will find themselves pleasantly engaged with all the treacherous political and interpersonal machinations. . .Heath knows his way around controversial land management issues and parlays this knowledge into a riveting page-turner...A thrilling, engrossing work of serpentine intrigue and crisp characterization with a conservationist conscience. --Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)</p><p><br></p><p>The political machinations are as suspenseful as the murder inquiry. . .fans of [Paul] Doiron's Mike Bowditch series will be intrigued. --Publisher's Weekly (March 2020)</p><p><br></p><p>It's tough not to devour this book in one sitting. Heath's plotting is taut and propulsive, and the pages seem to fly through your hands. . . It's impossible to emerge from Rinn's Crossing without a healthy respect for both the author's great talent and the history and landscape of Alaska. --Red City Review (5-star review)</p><p><br></p><p>Rinn's Crossing. . .has a powerful storyline that will grip your attention from the beginning. . .The conflict and suspense are brilliantly placed and the twists and turns powerfully executed. . .The whole novel will provoke many moral questions regarding conserving nature or the culture of a people. The ending was exceptional and will bring a tear to your eye. --Readers Favorite (5-star review)</p><p><br></p><p>[F]ast-paced action and intrigue for a thriller that educates on many unexpected levels and remains vivid and engrossing up to its heartfelt conclusion. . .Thriller readers and anyone interested in . . .Alaskan Native struggles. . .will find Rinn's Crossing thoroughly absorbing and hard to put down. --Donovan Literary Services The plot moves at a riveting pace, and fans of suspense fiction--particularly eco-thrillers--will find themselves pleasantly engaged with all the treacherous political and interpersonal machinations. --CTS Store</p><p><br></p><p>I was on the edge of my seat from the first page. I was like a puppet on a string lead by the master, aka Russell Heath. --Reader Views</p><p><br></p><p>A taut narrative that will keep you turning the pages long aftermidnight, Rinn's Crossing deftly portrays how back-room deals arebrokered in Alaska's complex political landscape. This book should be on every environmentalists' bookshelf, right next to The Golden Spruce and The Monkey Wrench Gang. --Dale Brandenburger, author of Grizzly Trade</p><br>
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