Turnback Ridge

"Brightwell's Turnback Ridge is a triumph; a timely, terrifying thriller that calls to mind the best work of Douglas Preston and Michael Crichton. I raced through this gorgeously written, knuckle-biting, roller-coaster of a thriller at warp speed. Just read it!"
—KAREN DIONNE, USA Today bestselling author of the #1 international bestseller The Marsh King's Daughter and The Wicked Sister

"An ingenious book with unforgettable characters and important things to say about the bunkhouse culture of the north. Brightwell has a good eye, a sensitive heart, and a well-honed sense of justice for both human beings and the land."
—JOHN STRALEY, author of The Woman Who Married a Bear

"Readers will be drawn deep into this searing tale of a father’s desperate flight through a dystopian Far North filled with menace and contagion. A hard and gleaming gem of a novel."
—SCOTT GRAHAM, National Outdoor Book Award-winning author of Canyonlands Carnage

"A loving father struggles to save himself and his two sons in this thrilling, gracefully written novel set in a futuristic Alaska warmed by climate change. Turnback Ridge is a double-edged gem—a rugged adventure story and a tantalizing mystery as the novel's characters do their best not only to survive but to learn the secrets behind a peculiar fossil uncovered by the melting earth."
—TONY ARDIZZONE, author of The Whale Chaser

"Brightwell addresses such timely issues as climate change, healthcare, and immigration without slowing the plot. This heartfelt tale of fatherhood will resonate with many."
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY