The Darkest Clearing

By Brian Railsback

Equal parts intimate character study and page-turning thriller, this novel explores the extremes of both genres, combining a fascinating story with timely reflections on 21st-century America. After... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971548250
• ISBN13: 9780971548251
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: High Sierra Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

RON RASH

Brian Railsback's The Darkest Clearing is a novel with the action and pacing of a quality thriller, yet its evocative use of language and profound insight into the darker provinces of the human heart transcend genre fiction. The Darkest Clearing is a book that should be placed on a bookshelf between the works of Cormac McCarthy and Thomas Harris. -RON RASH, Novella-winning author of One Foot in Eden

FEARLESS REVIEWS, BERKELEY, CA

The Darkest Clearing is a superb thriller because Railsback has not only written believable characters, but has also constructed a plot that is far more realistic than is the norm in books of this genre. -FEARLESS REVIEWS Berkeley, CA

SMOKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

The Darkest Clearing is a fine novel of suspense and ideas that should appeal to a broad range of readers.SMOKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, Jeff Minick (March 10, 04)

Dark, dramatic, entertaining, and highly recommended

The Darkest Clearing by Brain Railsback is a superbly crafted novel of determination, frustration, and obsession. Eldred Spell is a man affected by the tragedy of his sister's unexpected and unusual death. Eldred dedicates himself to restoring the natural splendor of Yosemite Valley, which has been overrun by tourists. His efforts to do so turn more and more violent with each failure. Eli is a married female security ranger who must find and catch Eldred, despite her own love of the wilds and her sympathy for his ultimate motivation. The Darkest Clearing is dark, dramatic, entertaining, and highly recommended for community library fiction shelves.

CHARLOTTE OBSERVER

The Darkest Clearing should satisfy readers looking for a thriller with meat on its bones, especially those passionate about wilderness and intrigued by the dark recesses of the human heart. -THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, Ruth Ann Grissom(Feb. 1, 2004)