How Gerald Glass Died

Murder in a slot canyon.

Death in Glen Canyon Dam.

Unpacking the past to stop a killer.

How did Gerald Glass die down in Glen Canyon Dam years ago? Accident? Suicide? Murder? What legacy did he leave his children? Bitterness and despair? Respect and admiration? And how is that legacy about to play itself out?

The answers to these questions power this second book in The Glen Canyon Trilogy, in which Head Ranger Sarah Tanner and her colleagues-- Park Rangers Luke Russell and Tommy Two Clouds, FBI Special Agent Luanda Wilmington, and Dr. Jordan Hunt--join forces once again to confront an old foe now in league with a new partner, a disturbed wildlife biologist with a warped desire to see the dam destroyed. Complicating matters is a meddling Washington bureaucrat covering up a terrible secret.

Author of The Murder of Eddie Watchman, Richard Ryan populates this story of attempted redemption with a gorgeous blond nymphet, a hippy with a trust fund and helicopter parents, a small-town process server cum P.I., and a starry eyed high school valedictorian. Set in the starkly beautiful wilderness of Lake Powell and the cold heart of Glen Canyon Dam, this story of kismet, parental betrayal, an old enigma, misguided loyalty, and soured idealism, keeps the hits coming until the ultimate detonation.