John Foley

I entered one of my unpublished novels in the Amazon.com “Breakthrough Novel Awards,” and out of several thousand entries, “Death In The Wild” has made the top 50. Very cool, and Publisher’s Weekly gave me a nice review:
When Baird, the resourceful hero of this solid adventure tale, is dumped by his girlfriend, he seeks refuge in his passion, mountain-climbing. He decides to summit a few peaks in the Arrigetch range in Alaska with his old ski-patrol boss, then take a solo backpacking trip through the mountain range to clear his head. The climbing goes well and seems to be just what Baird needs, but when his boss departs, things swiftly deteriorate as Baird runs afoul of a group of juvenile delinquents who’d been on a wilderness retreat and have just killed their instructors. To get out of the mountains alive and save the younger and more innocent kids, Baird must outwit the psychopathic Spooner and Alex and put all of his wilderness survival skills to the test. Baird’s voice is a very engaging one, and the author does an excellent job of creating real and subtle characters and conveying a wealth of technical knowledge in a natural way. The book is fast-paced and satisfying, and the dialogue and protagonist are very believable.–PW