Praise for the National Park Mystery Series
“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, New York Times bestselling author of Stealing Fire
“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
“Yellowstone Standoff takes man versus nature—and man tangled up with nature—right to the brink of wild suspense.”
—MARK STEVENS, Colorado Book Award-winning author of Lake of Fire
“Filled with murder and mayhem, jealousy and good detective work—an exciting, nonstop read.”
—ANNE HILLERMAN, New York Times bestselling author of Song of the Lion: A Leaphorn, Chee & Manuelito Novel
“One of the most engaging mysteries I’ve read in a long while . . . delivers it all and then some.”
—MARGARET COEL, New York Times bestselling author of Winter’s Child: A Wind River Mystery
“Get ready for leave-you-breathless high country southwestern adventure.”
—MICHAEL MCGARRITY, New York Times bestselling author of Hard Country and Backlands
“(Mountain Rampage) is tailor-made for those who prefer their mysteries under blue skies.”
—KIRKUS REVIEWS
“Stunning setting, intriguing plot, and likeable characters make Canyon Sacrifice a bookseller’s dream.”
—ANDREA AVANTAGGIO, co-owner of Maria’s Bookshop
This is a work of fiction set in a real place. All characters in this novel are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
First Torrey House Press Edition, June 2018
Copyright © 2018 by Scott Graham
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or retransmitted in any form or by any means without the written consent of the publisher.
Published by Torrey House Press
Salt Lake City, Utah
E-book ISBN: 978-1-937226-88-6
Library of Congress Control Number: 2017947291
Cover design by Kathleen Metcalf
Interior design by Jeff Fuller
Distributed to the trade by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution
The cover of Yosemite Fall features a portion of Thomas Hill’s 1884 painting Early Morning, Yosemite Valley. The painting is reproduced in its entirety below, and is used by permission of the Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia.
Thomas Hill
American (1829–1908)
Early Morning, Yosemite Valley, 1884
Oil on canvas, 53½ × 36 in.
Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia
Gift of Edward J. Brickhouse
To all those dedicating their lives and careers to
America’s national parks, with gratitude
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