Path of the Dead, Mark Edward Langley
Path of the Dead, Mark Edward Langley
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Path of the Dead

Author: Mark Edward Langley

Narrator: Bronson Pinchot

Unabridged: 6 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/14/2018

Synopsis

The battle is one of wits and cunning, where the strong heart will overcome his enemy.Ex-marine Arthur Nakai spent years as a member of the Shadow Wolves, an ICE tactical unit tasked by the US government to hunt human traffickers and drug smugglers on the US/Mexico border. He put that life of confronting violence in the darker contours of the desert landscape behind him and settled into a quiet existence in New Mexico with his wife, Sharon, a local TV reporter.But when Sharon goes missing after crossing paths with a serial killer who has just added to his list of young victims, Arthur’s calm world is shattered. He must return to the darkness of the life he left behind in order to save what matters most to him, and the future he and his wife plan to share together. He can only hope that she is still alive, and that his skills will be enough to find her.So begins the hunt—to find a ruthless killer and save the love of his life.

About Mark Edward Langley

Mark Edward Langley was instilled with a love for the American West by his father at a young age. After visiting it throughout adulthood, his connection to the land became irrevocable. After spending almost thirty years working for someone else, he retired and began to focus on writing. Path of the Dead is the result of that focus. His goal is to soon live near the Four Corners area, where his heart already resides.

About Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot, Audible’s Narrator of the Year for 2010, has won Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Awards, AudioFile Earphones Awards, Audible’s Book of the Year Award, and Audie Awards for several audiobooks, including Matterhorn, Wise Blood, Occupied City, and The Learners. A magna cum laude graduate of Yale, he is an Emmy- and People’s Choice-nominated veteran of movies, television, and Broadway and West End shows. His performance of Malvolio in Twelfth Night was named the highlight of the entire two-year Kennedy Center Shakespeare Festival by the Washington Post. He attended the acting programs at Shakespeare & Company and Circle-in-the-Square, logged in well over 200 episodes of television, starred or costarred in a bouquet of films, plays, musicals, and Shakespeare on Broadway and in London, and developed a passion for Greek revival architecture.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Thebooktrail

Visit the locations in the novel Navajo wind – I wanted to read this since I’ve been to this part of the world and even stood in the very spot of Four Corners for ..well five minutes as it turned out. Still, I’d not read a thriller set here before! Fascinating from the point of view of the setting – t......more

Goodreads review by patrick

The title of this book changed on my kindle from “Navajo Wind” to “Path of the Dead”, and that is why it took me a while to find this book to read. Once I did I was put with a book that I did not want to put down until I got to the last page. You are taken on a journey from the person who is kidnapp......more

Goodreads review by Tammy

This is a new author to me Mark Edward Langley. I am going a vacation to New Mexico to the reservation. An abused child Leonard Kanesewah , his mother would beat him and blame him for why his father left home. She would hit him and the say she was sorry afterwards. That it would never ever happen agai......more

Quotes

“Combining the gait of a fine horse, the comfort of your favorite Indian blanket, and the ease of a well-worn saddle, Mark Langley’s Path of the Dead is one heck of a debut novel coming out of the gate.” Craig Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries, basis for the Netflix drama Longmire

“A dark and gripping novel, filled with suspense and heart-stopping twists you won’t see coming. Surely Arthur Nakai, Navajo outfitter and ex-member of the Shadow Wolves, trained to hunt down criminals on the border, is one of the most compelling sleuths to come along in some time. Path of the Dead is a smash debut. Don’t miss it.” Margaret Coel, New York Times bestselling author of Winter’s Child

“Path of the Dead is the debut of Mark Edward Langley as a novelist, this inherently riveting read showcases his genuine flair for character and narrative-driven storytelling…Unreservedly recommended.” Midwest Book Review

“The book sustains a high level of page-turning suspense. Here is a villain with no redeeming qualities pitted against a determined hero.” Roundup Magazine

“Path of the Dead is a lightning-paced manhunt shaped by Native American lore and full of rich detail. This character-driven tale will keep you on the edge of your seat to the last page…I can’t wait to read Langley’s next story.” David Thurlo, author of the critically acclaimed Ella Clah novels

“This thriller has legs under it. When they get pumping—when the chase is on—you will sweep yourself to the end in a flurry of turning pages. Guarantee it, you are going to close Path of the Dead saying to yourself, ‘Damn, Mark Langley can tell a story.’” Jerry Peterson, author of Early’s Fall (Kirkus starred review) and its sequel, Early’s Winter

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