Yellowstone Standoff

by Scott Graham

Overview

"One part mystery, one part mysticism, and one part mayhem—Scott Graham's Yellowstone Standoff is all parts thrilling."
—CRAIG JOHNSON, author of the Longmire Mysteries

Yellowstone Standoff takes readers deep into the backcountry of a wildly popular national park. When Yellowstone National Park's grizzly bears and gray wolves suddenly and inexplicably go rogue, archaeologist Chuck Bender teams with his old friend, Yellowstone Chief Ranger Lex Hancock, to defend the suspect members of a group scientific expedition. Soon, Chuck finds himself defending the lives of his family as an unforeseen danger threatens in the storied national park's remote wilderness.

SCOTT GRAHAM is the author of the acclaimed National Park Mystery series, featuring archaeologist Chuck Bender and Chuck's spouse Janelle Ortega. In addition to the National Park Mystery series, Scott is the author of five nonfiction books, including Extreme Kids, winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. Like most visitors to America's first national park, Graham was awestruck by Yellowstone as a child. His fascination with the park has continued in the years since, with numerous visits to Yellowstone's geyser– and wildlife–filled front country and its incomparable wilderness. Graham is an avid outdoorsman and amateur archaeologist who enjoys mountaineering, skiing, hunting, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting with his wife, who is an emergency physician, and their two sons. He lives in Durango, Colorado.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781937226596
Publisher:	Torrey House Press
Publication date:	06/14/2016
Series:	National Park Mystery Series
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	302,682
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

SCOTT GRAHAM is the author of the acclaimed National Park Mystery series, featuring archaeologist Chuck Bender and Chuck's spouse Janelle Ortega. In addition to the National Park Mystery series, Scott is the author of five nonfiction books, including Extreme Kids, winner of the National Outdoor Book Award. Like most visitors to America's first national park, Graham was awestruck by Yellowstone as a child. His fascination with the park has continued in the years since, with numerous visits to Yellowstone's geyser– and wildlife–filled front country and its incomparable wilderness. Graham is an avid outdoorsman and amateur archaeologist who enjoys mountaineering, skiing, hunting, rock climbing, and whitewater rafting with his wife, who is an emergency physician, and their two sons. He lives in Durango, Colorado.

Editorial Reviews

04/18/2016
Graham’s intriguing third National Park mystery (after 2015’s Mountain Rampage) takes archeologist Chuck Bender; his wife, Janelle Ortega; and his two young stepdaughters, Carmelita and Rosalita, to the Turret Patrol Cabin in the Thorofare region, “the highest and coldest forested part” of Yellowstone. There they join a contentious group of 40 researchers, including meteorologists, geologists, wolf experts, grizzly bear experts, and two drone operators, who are dealing with such phenomena as global warming, an increase in the number of small tremors, and an odd pairing of a wolf and a grizzly. The threatening behavior of the park’s predators is worrisome enough, and then the discovery of a murdered researcher lifts threats to a whole new level. Graham, an avid outdoorsman and amateur archeologist, does a fine job detailing the various and competing demands made on National Parks by the public, scientists, and bureaucrats. (June)

Publishers Weekly

"Graham's intriguing third National Park Mystery takes archaeologist Chuck Bender to the Thorofare region of Yellowstone. The threatening behavior of the park's predators is worrisome enough, and the discovery of a murdered researcher lifts threats to a whole new level."
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

"Bears and wolves in Yellowstone's backcountry don't hold a candle to the danger posed by the people sent there to study them. Yellowstone Standoff balances potential danger and shady characters."
—KIRKUS REVIEWS

"Graham does a terrific job of maintaining suspense and keeping the reader wondering what could possibly be happening. The remote forests of Yellowstone are well described, and Graham's writing transports the reader."
—REVIEWING THE EVIDENCE

"One part mystery, one part mysticism, and one part mayhem—Scott Graham's Yellowstone Standoff is all parts thrilling."
—CRAIG JOHNSON, author of the Longmire Mysteries

"With sweeping landscapes, engaging characters, and a twisted plot, Scott Graham's Yellowstone Standoff is a must–read mystery that's hard to set down."
—MARGARET MIZUSHIMA, author of Killing Trail: A Timber Creek K–9 Mystery

"Yellowstone Standoff takes man versus nature—and man tangled up with nature—right to the brink of wild suspense."
—MARK STEVENS, author of Lake of Fire

"What an extraordinary ride! You know when a reader says they couldn't put the book down? Yellowstone Standoff is one of those rare books…a tour de force."
—WIN BLEVINS, author of The Darkness Rolling

From the Publisher

2016-03-17
Bears and wolves in Yellowstone's backcountry don't hold a candle to the danger posed by the people sent there to study them. It's been almost two years since Yellowstone lost two of its park team in a grizzly attack caught on film. From what Chuck Bender sees on the found footage, the bear attacks with predatory aggression, though Chuck's background in archaeology doesn't exactly make him an expert in animal behavior. The video isn't enough to drive Chuck off his mission to join a team of researchers headed to the backcountry of Yellowstone for two weeks, nor does it deter him from bringing his family. Janelle, who's used to Chuck's travels, has adopted his lifestyle, and her two young girls, Carmelita and Rosie, will be happy as long as they aren't left out. When Chief Science Ranger Lex Hancock introduces Chuck to his traveling companions, Chuck is shocked at the extent to which team members take their research personally. There's a clear dividing line between the team studying wolves and the team studying bears, and much like their animal counterparts, there's no love lost between the two groups. That's especially true for researchers Sarah and Toby, who get into an altercation at the first meeting Chuck attends. Chuck worries about the possibilities of grizzlies in the backcountry, but given such an aggressive and adversarial research team, it's possible the scariest animals in the park are the humans. Graham's focus on the surrounding mystery and noncontinuing characters is an improvement over his habit of dwelling on the personal lives of his continuing cast (Mountain Rampage, 2015, etc.). A book by the numbers, balancing potential danger and shady characters without any great surprises.

Kirkus Reviews