The thrilling follow-up to the Edgar Award – winning Bearskin , about two siblings on the verge of inheriting millions but who discover dark secrets in their family’s past.
Siblings Bowman and Summer were raised by their father and two uncles on a remote Colorado ranch. They react differently to his radical teachings and the confusions of adolescence. As young adults, they become estranged but are brought back together in their thirties by the prospect of an illegal and potentially dangerous inheritance from their grandfather. They must ultimately reconcile with each other and their past in order to defeat ruthless criminal forces trying to extort the inheritance.
Set in the rugged American West and populated by drug cartels, shadowy domestic terrorists, and nefarious business interests, Panther Gap shows James McLaughlin’s talents on full display: gorgeous environmental writing, a white-knuckle thriller plot, and characters dealing with legacy, identity, and their own place in the world.
PANTHER GAP
James A. McLaughlin
I am so excited to be a part of the blog tour for James A. McLaughlin’s latest environmental thriller-Panther Gap.
PANTHER GAP is about siblings Summer and Bowman. Raised in an extraordinary fashion, Summer was taught to follow her instincts, and Bowman to capture his, they grew apart as adults but now must come together to secure their inheritance. Bowman must travel far and wide in a hazy state and Summer must interpret the character of those around to navigate-both using those instincts.
I do not reach for environmental thrillers often, actually ever, but thought that this might be a good one to try and I was right. McLaughlin’s writing, specifically his way of describing people, places, and things is phenomenal. And in this book, he explores the interdependency of our human relationships and how we express ourselves within our environment. How our environment influences us and how we influence our environment.
Our symbiotic nature.
The entire reading experience felt like I was reading in color. McLaughlin has an interesting use of language. He used a few beautiful words I don’t come across very often and used one of my favorite words ever. This book makes the natural feel magical. And I’ll never think of my relationship with others and my environment as being independent ever again.
When he writes about animals and Bowman’s tenuis relationship with his species, it feels like we’re talking about more than just wanting to run wild and free. Perhaps we’re also discussing what it means to be an individual in an ecosystem where one change, changes everything. And how living your life in your truest nature, as you were meant to, is the only way to be free.
PANTHER GAP is for the animal in all of us and I highly recommend you add it to your list.
PANTHER GAP comes out on April 4, 2023.
Thanks to James A. McLaughlin, Netgalley, Macmillan Audio, and Flatiron Books for inviting me to be a part of the tour and for the advanced copies!
PANTHER GAP…⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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