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For Dr. Siena Dupont and her ambitious team, the Alpenglow glacier expedition is a career-defining opportunity. But thirty miles into the desolate Deadswitch Wilderness, they discover a missing hiker dangling from a tree, and their satellite phone fails to call out. 

Then the body vanishes without a trace. 

The disappearance isn't the only chilling anomaly. Siena's map no longer aligns with the trail. The glacier they were supposed to study has inexplicably melted. Unusual foliage overruns the mountainside, and a tunnel within a tree hollow lures Siena to a hidden cabin, and a stranger with a sinister message...

Holden Sharpe's IT job offers little distraction from his wasted potential until he stumbles upon a decommissioned hard drive and an old audio file. Trapped on a mountain, Dr. Siena Dupont recounts an expedition in chaos and the bloody death of a colleague.

Entranced by the mystery, Holden searches for answers to Siena's fate. But he is unprepared for the truth that will draw him to the outskirts of Deadswitch Wilderness—a place teeming with unfathomable nightmares and impossibilities.

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    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      Harian's debut follows a hiking expedition that goes well off the beaten path. Dr. Siena Dupont and her team have long awaited the chance to explore California's Alpenglow glacier and the surrounding Deadswitch wilderness. Their journey isn't what they expected, however, as they encounter unsettling, even horrifying anomalies, from landmarks that don't appear on the map, to a dead woman found in a tree. While Siena and her team try to escape the Deadswitch, Holden Sharpe is pulled into the mystery when he discovers something that's not usually part of his humdrum IT job: a flash drive containing audio files from Siena's expedition. Fans of Mark K. Danielewski's House of Leaves will find a lot to love here, from the epistolary storytelling to the unnerving atmosphere. Although the pieces of the story don't perfectly connect, Brenda Scott Wlazlo's understated voicework unifies the narratives and maintains an atmosphere of steadily creeping dread. VERDICT A promising otherworldly horror series that offers mystery, momentum, and a touch of sci-fi. Listeners will be glad to know that a sequel is due out in 2024.--James Gardner

      Copyright 2023 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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