Carefully Crafted Suspense

RIDGERUNNER by Gil Adamson

            Gil Adamson’s RIDGERUNNER is a master work of carefully crafted suspense that will leave readers frantically searching for more pages when they reach the end. Follow the adventures of Jack Boulton and his father William Moreland in western North America during WWI to explore themes of social inequity, determination, and courage. Readers will find themselves questioning their morality as they sympathize with William Moreland, and wondering if they have ever truly known courage as they follow Jack Boulton. This novel develops delicate suspense without prioritizing mystery above adventure, creating a world for readers that overflows with intense energy. RIDGERUNNER does not simply raise the bar for quality storytelling, it upends and replaces any previous notions of what it means to successfully interweave suspense with characters’ adventures.