Midge Raymond and John Yunker present 'Devils Island'

Name: Midge Raymond and John Yunker present 'Devils Island'
Start: 2024-10-09T19:00:00-07:00
Location: 6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98115

Schedule

Wed Oct 09 2024 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98115 | Seattle, WA

Six guests embark on a wilderness tour, but only two emerge...

Third Place Books welcomes husband-wife duo Midge Raymond and John Yunker to our Ravenna store! They will be discussing their debut collaborative novel, Devils Island, called "a riveting mystery and an eloquent plea to protect our natural world" by author A.J. Banner. This event is free and open to the public.
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About Devils Island. . .
Devils Island is home to abundant wildlife, making it the ideal place to reintroduce endangered Tasmanian devils. Working to rescue, rehabilitate, and release devils has been Kerry’s job and passion for years, but a new opportunity to work as a naturalist guide for a tour company offers her a respite from the emotionally grueling task of trying to save an endangered species.
Her first tour group as lead guide includes American college friends Brooke and Jane, who are reconnecting after years of estrangement, and two Australian couples hoping to escape their big-city lives and enjoy the company of longtime friends.
When one of the guests disappears on the first night, the group assumes she has wandered too far in the stormy weather. Yet it turns out she has a secret connection to one of the other guests—and when another hiker is found dead in camp, the group finds itself isolated by the worsening storm and wondering who among them might be responsible.

Praise for Devils Island. . .
“A crafty devil of a whodunit, this perfect blend of environmental and suspense fiction, atmospheric and rife with intrigue, will scare the devil out of you—and make you fall in love with the misunderstood, endangered Tasmanian devil. Devils Island is at once a riveting mystery and an eloquent plea to protect our natural world.”
—A.J. Banner, author of The Poison Garden
“Buckle up for a compelling and brilliant twist on the locked room mystery. A luxurious adventure among kangaroos and Tasmanian devils on a tiny remote island turns deadly when a secretive tourist goes missing. Devils Island isn’t just a compulsively readable mystery; it’s also a vital meditation on what it means to live through extinction in all its forms. I will not forget my visit to Devils Island anytime soon.”
—Mindy Mejia, author of Strike Me Down and Leave No Trace
“This one is loaded with all the danger, treachery, and action a reader could wish for. Throw in the exotic location of Tasmania and you have all the makings of a terrific thriller. You never quite catch your breath as all of the secrets are revealed.”
—Steve Berry, author of The 9th Man
“A series of fiendish twists propel the action into utterly unpredictable directions as the story hurdles to a satisfying end. Add the exotic fauna and flora of the world down under, and you have a great story.”
—Michael Niemann, author of the Valentin Vermeulen thrillers
“This is one nightmare vacation worth taking.”
—Publishers Weekly
Devils Island is the debut collaboration by the writing duo Midge Raymond and John Yunker. Midge is the author of the novels Floreana and My Last Continent and the award-winning short-story collection Forgetting English. She earned a certificate in private investigation from the University of Washington. John is the author of the novel The Tourist Trail; editor of the Among Animals fiction series and a nonfiction anthology, Writing for Animals; and his plays have been produced or staged at such venues as the Oregon Contemporary Theatre, the Source Festival, the Centre Stage New Play Festival, and Association for Theatre in Higher Education conference.
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