Welcome to my stop on the Cover Your Tracks blog tour sponsored by Suzy Approved Book Tours! Thank you to Suzy for the invitation!
About the Book:
A Suspense Magazine Best of 2020 for Thriller/Suspense
Margo Fletcher, eight months pregnant, is traveling by train from Chicago to Spokane, her childhood home. While passing through an isolated portion of the Rockies in blizzard conditions, the train unexpectedly brakes. Up ahead, deadly snow from a massive avalanche plummets down the mountain. Despite the conductor’s order for the passengers to stay seated, former Army Ranger Nick Eliot insists that survival depends on moving to the back of the train. Only Margo believes him. They take refuge in the last train car, which Nick heroically uncouples in time to avoid the avalanche. The rest of the train is hurled down the mountainside and is soon lost forever in a blanket of snow. Margo and Nick, the sole survivors, are stranded in the snowstorm without food, water, or heat. Rescuers might not arrive for days.
When the weather turns violent again, the pair must flee the shelter of the passenger car and run for their lives into the wilderness. They must fend off the deadly cold as well as predatory wild animals foraging for food. Eventually, Nick leads Margo to shelter in a watchtower atop a mountain. There, we learn that both Margo and Nick have secrets that have brought them together and threaten to destroy them.
Cover Your Tracks is a chilling story of love and hate, the devastating power of nature, and the will to survive.
My Thoughts:
Margo is pregnant and traveling home by train to Spokane from Chicago. While the train travels through the Rockies, an avalanche occurs. The conductor orders everyone to stay seated, but an Army Ranger on board disagrees, insisting that everyone should move to the back of the train, which he untethers from the rest. Only Margo believes and goes with the ranger, and while they watch, the rest of the train is thrown down the mountain.
And now, Margo and Nick, the ranger, have no food or water, and eventually, no shelter.
This was such an original and captivating story, and I have to admit, I love survival stories, even though they make me super anxious for the characters! The writing is fast-paced, and the beginning of the book is especially strong in that way.
Overall, Cover Your Tracks is a quick read filled with secrets and great suspense!
Content notes: I read an ARC, and the scenes including racial slurs and stereotyping against Native Americans have reportedly been removed from the book. There is also a scene involving animal mutilation. Lastly, I felt like the topic of abortion could have been handled more sensitively.
I received a gifted copy. All opinions are my own.
About the Author:
Daco is a member of the International Thriller Writers, Mystery Writers of America, Romance Writers of America, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, Alabama Writers’ Forum, Authors Guild, and Alabama State Bar.
Back in the saddle! Welcome back! 🙌😍
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Thanks so much, Carol! ❤️
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Great review, Jennifer!! Thanks for alerting us to the sensitive material. 🙂
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Thank you, Laurie, and it’s my pleasure! Happy 2021, dear friend!
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Thank you!! Same to you!! 😉🤗
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Excellent review, Jennifer💜 Too bad the author missed an opportunity to better handle the racial issues without having the insight to do so on her own. Thanks for the heads up.
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Thank you, Jonetta! ❤️ Happy 2021, my friend!
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This is an exciting premise, even though you had some issues with some story elements. Thanks for sharing😁
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Thank you so much, Tammy! I am grateful the author is making some changes to the final copy to address some of the readers’ concerns.
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Pretty picture and fantastic review and blog tour, Jennifer! I cannot wait to read this mystery thriller. Happy reading to you! ❤️📚
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Thank you so much, Virginia! I hope it’s a book you enjoy, too! ❤️
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I love survival stories as well and this sounds like a good one! Great review and the cake in your photo looks yummy! 😋
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Thanks so much, stargazer! It was an exciting story and a yummy piece of cake too!
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I love survival stories too. Too bad the author didn’t do so well in representation matters. The premise sounds so good. Great review!
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Thanks so much, Diana! They can be so inspiring and entertaining!
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I will probably stay away from this one although I do love survival stories. Thanks for the warning, Jennifer!
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My pleasure, Marialyce! Survival stories can be so exciting and inspiring!
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I like the premise of this book! We currently have a snowstorm here though so might wait for it to pass before reading it! Great review, Jennifer ❤
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Thank you, Darina! I don’t know if you are still in Spain, but I was just reading about a snowstorm there! We had a tiny storm here, too, and we don’t get much snow. Stay safe! ♥️
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This sounds quite suspenseful – it’s a shame that there were initially negative stereotypes perpetuated in this! But I appreciate the content warning.
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My pleasure, LP! I’m grateful the author addressed at least some of the issues in the final copy.
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I really enjoy this kind of story. Thanks for sharing.
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My pleasure, Anne! I love the tension and excitement of survival stories, too.
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Welcome back Jennifer, I missed your reviews. First I have to say, I love the picture with the cake, my mouth is watering. Now, the book. It definitely sounds original. I do enjoy a good survival story, but this sounds like it has a twist. I will have to see if my library has this one, as I want to read it with the negative stuff removed. Wonderful review.
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Aww, thank you, Carla! I have signed up for a few less tours these last couple months and all of a sudden I noticed that reflected on my blog! It’s hard to find that balance between instagram and here, but my heart is here, with my own site and content that will never go away; plus this community. I need to do some more tweaking to balance it better. This is definitely a unique book, and I’d be interested in your thoughts if you decide to read it.
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I found it, so I am putting it on my TBR.
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