Wow, downloaded this on my Kindle this morning and it ate my day. Part murder mystery, part science geek novel, totally engrossing.
The protagonist, Dr. Theo Cray, is a scientist who specializes in computer modeling of biological systems. He's in the northern Rockies doing summer research when one of his former students is killed in what might be an animal attack and might be an attack by a very clever two-legged animal.
From his interactions with the cops (to whom he is first a suspect, then a irritant civilian) to the final confrontation, the pace is fast but not rushed. The only thing I wish is that his love interest with Jillian, a widowed waitress in the local diner, would have been a bit more developed. Until the crisis hits, I wasn't sure she was more than a one-night stand.
Looking forward to the next book in the series (due out in March next year) and seeing if the library may have either of his other series. (ETA: They have his other mystery series on both download and hardback - I'm on the 'reserve' list for the first one)
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