PATH OF THE DEAD

PATH OF THE DEAD

By Mark Edward Langley

A 16-year old girl is brutally murdered as this story opens. The killer, not satisfied with the slashing of her body until her breath is gone, rapes her after her death. Then he is ready for his next victim.

Arthur and Sharon Nakai are tentatively trying to keep their marriage fires stoked after several years and the loss of a baby. Still in love, they are noticing that things between them aren’t quite as special as they once were. But when Sharon, a reporter for a local TV station, flies out of town to cover a story, those worries disappear when she is kidnapped by an Apache responsible not only for the death of that 16 year old girl but others as well.

Arthur, a former member of the Shadow Wolves, a tactical unit trained as part of Homeland Security, sets out to track the killer down and save his wife.

Beautiful imagery and interesting Navajo teachings are woven into this story. There are no real surprises, and the story ends pretty much as expected. Although the characters were a little one-dimensional and I would have liked to feel a little more emotion from Arthur rather than the “big strong man saves the little woman” impression I got from his character, all-in-all it was a good story that kept me interested. I’m hoping the author, Mark Edward Langley, continues a series with these characters so we can learn more about them.

Thank you to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest review.

Reviewed February 2018