Mark Twain wrote: When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.
Series:
#1 in Alex Carter
Category: Suspense
Average Rating: 4.0
While studying wolverines on a wildlife sanctuary in Montana, biologist Alex Carter is run off the road and threatened by locals determined to force her off the land.
Undeterred in her mission to help save this threatened species, Alex tracks wolverines on foot and by cameras positioned in remote regions of the preserve. But when she reviews the photos, she discovers disturbing images of an animal of a different kind: a severely injured man seemingly lost and wandering in the wilds.
After searches for the unknown man come up empty, local law enforcement is strangely set on dismissing the case altogether, raising Alex's suspicions. Then another invasive predator trespasses onto the preserve. The hunter turns out to be another human--and the prey is the wildlife biologist herself. Alex realizes too late that she has seen too much--she's stumbled onto a far-reaching illegal operation and now has become the biggest threat.
In this wild and dangerous landscape, Alex's life depends on staying one step ahead--using all she knows about the animal world and what it takes to win the brutal battle for survival.
Rating: 4
A Solitude of Wolverines is an undeniably riveting and suspenseful audiobook, even though the story relies on some fairly unrealistic contrivances. The plot occasionally stretches credibility, but it moves along at a brisk pace and creates enough tension to make it easy to overlook some of its less believable elements.
The protagonist is particularly appealing. She is likable, capable, and engaging enough that I found myself invested in what happened to her. The story is also enriched by the information about wolverines and the efforts to study and protect them. Those details provide an interesting dimension beyond the suspense and made the book more intriguing.
Eva Kaminsky gives a very good performance. She provides fairly distinctive voices for the various characters, making conversations easy to follow, but she doesn't overly perform the narration or turn the characters into caricatures. Her restrained approach works well for this story.
Despite its implausibilities, A Solitude of Wolverines is an entertaining and suspenseful listen with an appealing protagonist, an interesting subject, and strong narration.
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