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Author: Jan Michaels

📘 Pursuit in the Wilderness by Jan Michaels

Blythe Daniels set out to enjoy a week of camping in the Adirondack mountains. Instead she encounters a man in a shoulder holster, Detective Clay Bergstrom, who is accused of killing his partner. Bergstrom immediately takes Blythe captive, claiming he has been framed and must evade a nationwide police pursuit. The story hinges on Blythe’s hope that Bergstrom’s story is true, or she may become the final casualty of this deadly chase.

First publish date: 1985

Genre: Suspense/Action Suspense

Authors: Jan Michaels

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