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Award-winning author Cary J. Griffith grew up among the woods, fields, and emerald waters of eastern Iowa. His childhood fostered a lifelong love of wild places. He earned a B.A. in English from the University of Iowa and an M.A. in library science from the University of Minnesota. Griffith's books explore the natural world. In nonfiction, he covers the borderlands between civilization and wild places. In fiction, he focuses on the ways some people use flora and fauna to commit crimes, while others with more reverence and understanding of the natural world leverage their knowledge to bring criminals to justice. In both genres, readers are likely to learn something about our relationship to the natural world and the creatures who inhabit it. ""I was 14 the first time I visited the lakes and boreal forests of northeastern Minnesota,"" says Griffith, ""and its beauty struck me."" Griffith is also the author of Wolf Kill, Cougar Claw, Killing Monarchs, Gunflint Burning, Lost in the Wild, and Opening Goliath. He lives with his family in a suburb of Minnesota's Twin Cities.
"Praise for the Series: ""Griffith--and his very engaging hero, Sam Rivers--both know the Minnesota wilderness inside and out."" --Brian Freeman, New York Times best-selling author of The Deep, Deep Snow ""Cary Griffith is that rare crime writer who's not afraid to be funny and wise even as he keeps us on the edge of our seats. What's more, he's a gifted chronicler of the natural world... It's time to put his intrepid investigator, Sam Rivers, on every suspense writer's radar, and the author himself in the same echelon as the finest crime writers working today."" --Peter Geye, author of The Ski Jumpers ""Both the beauty and the savagery of our natural world form the heart of a Griffith story."" --William Kent Krueger, Edgar Award-winning author of This Tender Land ""A deeply satisfying read."" --Mary Logue, author of Claire Watkins mysteries and The Streel ""Griffith doubles down on his strengths in this series, giving us another vibrant cast of allies, suspects, and a misunderstood predator, while navigating a path between animal rights and human fears of the natural world. I can't wait for Sam Rivers' next assignment."" --Mindy Mejia, author of Everything You Want Me to Be and Strike Me Down ""Sam Rivers and his wolfdog partner, Gray, make a terrific crime-fighting duo!"" --Margaret Mizushima, author of the award-winning Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries ""I want more Sam Rivers!"" --Wendy Webb, author of The Haunting of Brynn Wilder ""Griffith is a fluent student of the Minnesota outdoors. His detailed storytelling makes the rugged landscape come alive, becoming a major character in his writings. And Griffith's popular creation, Sam Rivers, is a striking star, handsome, playful and deeply knowledgeable in his field. Turns out he's not so bad at unraveling the darker side of human nature, too."" --Ginny Greene, Star Tribune ""Sam Rivers is a welcome addition to the growing list of crime fiction protagonists by Minnesota writers. His love of nature and creatures, even predators, permeates the plot."" --Mary Ann Grossman, Pioneer Press"
