First Sign of Danger - (Haven's Rock) by Kelley Armstrong (Hardcover)

About the Book

"New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong continues the atmospheric Haven's Rock series as Casey Duncan investigates a threat to their off-the-grid Yukon town. Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are entering a new chapter of life as parents to their six-month-old baby. Their family is hidden away in the sanctuary town of Haven's Rock where they can live safe and private lives. But when they encounter hikers too close to the borders of Haven's Rock, they realize they're in danger of being exposed. When they find one of the hikers dead the next day, they realize that their paranoia was justified, but they're no closer to finding out who these people were and what they were doing in the vicinity of Haven's Rock. Only by tracing the hikers' movements, as well as examining the recent behavior of their closest neighbors, the workers of a secretive mining camp, will they be able to figure out where the threat is coming from and shut it down. Otherwise, the lives of everyone in Haven's Rock--and their safe, secure new existence--are at risk"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong continues the atmospheric Haven's Rock series as Casey Duncan investigates a threat to their off-the-grid Yukon town.

Detective Casey Duncan and her husband, Sheriff Eric Dalton, are entering a new chapter of life as parents to their six-month-old baby. Their family is hidden away in the sanctuary town of Haven's Rock where they can live safe and private lives. But when they encounter hikers too close to the borders of Haven's Rock, they realize they're in danger of being exposed.

When they find one of the hikers dead the next day, they realize that their paranoia was justified, but they're no closer to finding out who these people were and what they were doing in the vicinity of Haven's Rock. Only by tracing the hikers' movements, as well as examining the recent behavior of their closest neighbors, the workers of a secretive mining camp, will they be able to figure out where the threat is coming from and shut it down. Otherwise, the lives of everyone in Haven's Rock--and their safe, secure new existence--are at risk.

Review Quotes

Praise for First Sign of Danger:

"The latest from Haven's Rock boasts quirky characters, outdoor adventure, and a knotty puzzle neatly wound up."--Kirkus Reviews

Praise for the Haven's Rock Series:

"For fans of strong women protagonists and Armstrong's Rockton series, of which 'Haven's Rock' is a spin-off." -Library Journal for Cold as Hell

"The Boy Who Cried Bear skillfully melds a village mystery with a high adventure and acutely explores its numerous characters." --Shelf Awareness for The Boy Who Cried Bear

"Armstrong's new venture continues her Rockton tradition."--Kirkus Reviews for The Boy Who Cried Bear

"For fans of procedurals with a unique twist!"--Book Riot for The Boy Who Cried Bear

"Kelley Armstrong's Haven's Rock series keeps getting better and better. "--Mystery and Suspense Magazine for The Boy Who Cried Bear

"Excellent. . . Armstrong gives her lead a complex mystery to solve, while vividly evoking the eerie isolation of the setting. Paul Doiron fans will be pleased." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) for Murder at Haven's Rock

"An immediately intriguing mystery populated by well-drawn characters." --BookPage for Murder at Haven's Rock

"Armstrong... has become one of Canada's best crime authors." --The Globe and Mail for Murder at Haven's Rock

About the Author

Kelley Armstrong is the author of over 50 novels in mystery, fantasy and horror. She believes experience is the best teacher, though she's been told this shouldn't apply to writing her murder scenes. To craft her books, she has studied aikido, archery and fencing. She sucks at all of them. She has also crawled through very shallow cave systems and climbed half a mountain before chickening out. She is however an expert coffee drinker and a true connoisseur of chocolate-chip cookies.