TERROR PEAK by Edward J. McFadden (Crystal Lake Publishing, February 4, 2022 release date) Kindle Edition, Advanced Review Copy.
Summary on the Goodreads website . . . . .
Can You Survive the Mountain?
Abominable Peak is the gnarliest hill in the Rocky Mountains. Only hardcore boarders and skiers ride there. No groomed trail posers allowed. Skill, moxie, and money rule.
Not this season.
Former pro snowboarder Charles ‘Chance’ Hance is running from a drug addiction triggered by an injury, struggling with no longer being a pro, and chasing the ghost of his grandfather who died on the peak under suspicious circumstances. Riding is an addiction, and pain killers aren’t the only things that made him a junkie.
What was supposed to be a fun week with his old crew turns tragic when Chance is caught in an avalanche and barely escapes nature’s fury…and something more.
An ancient horror prowls the peak.
Chance’s obsessions shift as he hunts the yeti-like creatures, and is forced to fight for his life.
My Four-Star Review on the Goodreads website . . . . .
TERROR PEAK works as a great read and touches upon several genre categories: survival, adventure, extreme sports, and most of all - - horror.
This fast-paced novel is a suspenseful tale of battling hazardous, frigid conditions in the snowy Colorado mountains while attempting to successfully snowboard from the highest, most dangerous peaks. To complicate matters, there are huge yeti-like creatures who don't appreciate their neighborhood being disturbed this way.
Main character Chance Hance, a renowned extreme snowboarder whose reputation was damaged by drug addiction, is attempting to return to the limelight by successfully snowboarding down the steepest slopes of Abominable Mountain (following in the footsteps of his grandfather). His accident during an avalanche challenges him to stay alive and await rescue while avoiding a monstrous creature tracking his every movement.
Author McFadden flavors his survival tale with insights into the sport as well as grand descriptions of the mountainous scenery. There are plenty of thrills, even before the story takes a turn and things get bloody and gory for an even bigger cast of characters in the latter third of the novel.
The characterization and back-story are well done, and will have readers anxious to learn who survives the monstrous onslaught. The ending was a bit unexpected, but satisfactory.
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