Book: Rockets' Red Glare

William Webster’s fast-paced debut novel, Rockets’ Red Glare (Blackstone Publishing, $28) opens with a bang—the gruesome deaths of two wilderness guides on an expedition into the Wind River Mountains. Suspicions begin to rise that something nefarious is at play. The initial investigation brings a grim and frightening realization—the guides were not killed by a rogue bear, but rather by rounds fired from a high-powered rifle. In search of answers, reservation cop and ex-Marine, Sage Mendulize, hikes in only to barely escape the blast of an explosive device left by the shooters. Meanwhile, in national parks elsewhere in the West, other terrorists attacks begin to unfold. With only several days until the Fourth of July, it’s up to Mendulize to get to the bottom of it. Following in the tradition of classic hard-boiled detective novels, Rockets’ Red Glare is a gripping read for anyone fascinated by national parks, crime & mystery novels, and good ol’ fashioned thrillers.