{"product_id":"the-cold-vanish","title":"The Cold Vanish","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Finalist for The Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn examination of those who vanish in the wilderness without a trace, and the eccentric, determined characters who try to find them. Perfect for readers of Jon Krakauer and Douglas Preston.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A compassionate, sympathetic, and haunting book sure to make you think twice before stepping out into the wilderness alone.\" --\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These are the stories that defy conventional logic. The proverbial vanished without a trace incidences, which happen a lot more (and a lot closer to your backyard) than almost anyone thinks. These are the missing whose situations are the hardest on loved ones left behind. The cases that are an embarrassment for park superintendents, rangers and law enforcement charged with Search \u0026amp; Rescue. The ones that baffle the volunteers who comb the mountains, woods and badlands. The stories that should give you pause every time you venture outdoors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through Jacob Gray's disappearance in Olympic National Park, and his father Randy Gray who left his life to search for him, we will learn about what happens when someone goes missing. Braided around the core will be the stories of the characters who fill the vacuum created by a vanished human being. We'll meet eccentric bloodhound-handler Duff and R.C., his flagship purebred, who began trailing with the family dog after his brother vanished in the San Gabriel Mountains. And there's Michael Neiger North America's foremost backcountry Search \u0026amp; Rescue expert and self-described \"bushman\" obsessed with missing persons. And top researcher of persons missing on public wildlands Ex-San Jose, California detective David Paulides who is also one of the world's foremost Bigfoot researchers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's a tricky thing to write about missing persons because the story is the absence of someone. A void. The person at the heart of the story is thinner than a smoke ring, invisible as someone else's memory. The bones you dig up are most often metaphorical. While much of the book will embrace memory and faulty memory--history--\u003ci\u003eThe Cold Vanish \u003c\/i\u003eis at its core a story of now and tomorrow. Someone will vanish in the wild tomorrow. These are the people who will go looking.","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48845255377101,"sku":"9781538747582","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_b2708ced-7013-4963-89f9-fc4b5f9d956e.jpg?v=1792714186","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-cold-vanish","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}