This is an edge of your seat suspense novel, definitely a page turner. It is part of a series but could be read as a stand alone. This is the first book that I have read by this author and I will definitely read him again. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

“If it’s brown, lie down. If it’s black, fight back. If it’s white, good night!”

The sixth installment of the Arliss Cutter books by Marc Cameron takes readers from Anchorage to Barrow, Alaska and down to South Dakota. Some time is also spent in the Inupiaq village of Wainright on the Arctic Ocean. Ethan’s murder is finally explained, but it comes at a cost - the safety of Cutter’s family and everyone involved in the investigation. The subplots involve local kids finding an unidentified female frozen in the ice, an investigation into child abuse and the dangers of living alongside polar bears and other dangerous wildlife.

I loved learning about:
💜Aksarnirq and Grandma Foxy and the old ones’ beliefs about its origins
💜how the geography and climate of Alaska influence this plot
💜how it’s better to rely on peripheral vision when it gets dark
💜The name for the first snow of the season
💜Nagoon berries
💜The origins of the ‘Denali’ name
💜Infusion of the Inupiaq culture

As is always the case with Cameron, he leaves readers eagerly anticipating his next book.

I was gifted this copy by Kensington Publishing and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.

Marc Cameron’s sixth Arliss Cutter and Lola Teariki novel is one of the best, if not the best, novel in the series.

As the novel opens, Arliss and Lola are involved in three separate cases which eventually become connected. I enjoy books set in Alaska especially by Marc Cameron because his descriptions are so rich and cinematic, I feel like I am right there with him. He also delves into the traditions and cultures of the tribes in Alaska; something I am not very familiar with.

A strong sense of place and the weather patterns are well described and you feel the cold that the characters are dealing with throughout the novel. There is an air of authenticity that I really appreciated. The series really does need to be read in order for maximum enjoyment.

If you cannot tell, I really enjoyed Bad River and I thank Net Galley and the publisher for a sneak peak. Amazon and Netflix, I hope you are paying attention not only to the Arliss Cutter series but also the Jericho Quinn series as well. These books come with a built-in audience and are perfect for a limited series.

Cameron’s books are page turners. I found this one to be the best of the Arliss Cutter series to date and hard to put down. Doesn’t disappoint and I highly recommend. Also love the recipes in the book - somewhat of a trademark. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

The body of a teenage girl encased in ice provides clues to Cutter’s brother’s death. While Arliss Cutter searches for answers in his brother, Ethan’s death , his partner, Lola Teariki, is pursuing her hunt for as fugitive wanted for child pornography. The relationship between Arliss and Mim, his brother’s widow, grows. Mim wants answers to what happened to Ethan. There are twists and turns and danger for those important to Arliss. I recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery:suspense book.

When those in the know rage about what's a better model to describe the internet, OSI vs TCP/IP, most people probably aren't too concerned with this point of contention. If mainstream media and their hunger for ad dollars is to be trusted, the average person can probably, on hand of "journalism", discern between the Internet, the Deep Web, and the Dark Web. The [easily] searchable content (surface web) to find for example what the average Utah nut job chooses as his every-day-carry (EDC) firearm is nary 6%, leaving 90% for the Deep Web of unindexed net traffic, data and activity and 4% to the nefarious underbelly of the digitized world. The Dark Web, obscured and difficult to discover is where people don't want to be found, doing what they oughtn't be doing. This is where the latest Arliss Cutter thriller treads, the realm of illicit activity as it intersects with the real world--drugs, counterfeit money, iniquity, prostitution, stolen data, and unlawful smut--but it's not nearly as dangerous as the Last Frontier, it's feral predators and the lurking dangers of BAD RIVER.

Following the general layout of each THE WALKING DEAD season, BAD RIVER finds the hero of the series, deputy US Marshal Arliss Cutter and his up-and-coming heroine sidekick Lola Teariki on a routine case for the Alaska Fugitive Task Force together and doing what they do best; kicking ass. Thence, the 'Stan vet and his Polynesian Warrior Face partner with her bubbly personality, muscular arms and auto-flirt soon split up during skip tracing a bad baddie, taking on other duties. It appears that even the US Marshal service is understaffed and overworked. If BAD RIVER feels like LAST BLOOD in the beginning, it sorta does, trying to establish the characters' tracking bona fides, possibly to indulge those readers who're tasting Cutter/Teariki for the first time. Still on the Rambo spectrum, both deputies go full FIRST BLOOD, itching to get a jump on the track through the woods, including heavy rains and no-helo support. Well, they're not called 'the Action Service' for nothing.

It appears that there are plenty of reasons to keep the Alaska Fugitive Task Force busy among the 740,000 souls that call Alaska home. One person per square mile is obviously dense enough to cause trouble, especially in Bush Alaska, where 'Big Iron' Cutter with the 'resting mean mug' and the Tarzan Complex with his famous squinty eye-nod co-worker end up unraveling their Gordian Knot. Here, where the sun burns cold, but the wind burns colder, and the threat of Polar Bears is omnipresent. This is Bush Alaska, and every day levels up a notch to increasingly weirder stuff. BLOOD DIAMOND definitely shines through; This Is Bush Alaska, where tech and comm are hit and miss, on a good day. Wild and sinister, the ice, the dark, the bitter, bone-numbing cold, and a relentless apex predator man-hunter. Arliss Cutter. This Is Bush Alaska. Anyone getting into this series in 2024 is in luck, as the recent TV show TRUE DETECTIVE: THE NIGHT COUNTRY did all the heavy lifting of breaking the ice so to speak and getting people inured. Traditionally, the Cutter series' been home to a lot of Alaska flavor, basically its shtick, and BAD RIVER is not exception (don't forget about the recipes at the end of the book after the acknowledgments!) Big on Inupiaq culture, Arliss Cutter #6 comes across like an action laced bona fide travel guide for Alaska, like dropping the reader into a NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine. And it works.

Throwing light onto the shadow of guilt cast by big oil in Alaska and the Dakotas, BAD RIVER takes Arliss Cutter fans undercover and inside human trafficking and the dark web illicit porn trade with full battle rattle. Cross drilled with the on-going investigation into his brother's death, BAD RIVER is nothing spectacular or extraordinary. It's a well-written thriller solidly LEGO'd into the series, warm and comforting like fresh-baked bread out of the oven. Nonetheless, it's quite strange that Arliss Cutter gets the official and professional latitude to investigate his brother's accidental death that looks rather non-accidental. Usually, it seems, he'd have to recuse himself and let other US Marshals do the job. Culminating with a satisfying set-up for the soul and feel good moment, BAD RIVER is not shy about laying on the fun stuff, despite the often dead-pan visage of its protagonist. In particular, right of way by tonnage, termination dust, seal-oil two-step, YouTube law degree, Snain, and lumber-sexual stand out. Cleverly weaved references to M*A*S*H, JERRY MAGUIRE, Alan Rickman, COBRA, Metallica, THE DEAD POOL and ROAD HOUSE keep the narrative light and entertaining. Insisting that weird goes right along with rich, there are no good men - just strong and weak, we're all doing the Lord's work in our own way, and some things are meant to stay buried, BAD RIVER ensures that the heart of this series will go on for thriller fans' enjoyment. All the protagonists are too old to die tragically young, so don't worry about Cutter and Lola, they're just like BAD RIVER: right-as.

Marc Cameron transports readers right into the Alaskan Wild. Lots of descriptions. Plot (s) are well structured and each has a satisfactory resolution. the story moves along nicely. Plenty of action.
Fun read!

Bad River might be the best one yet in this tremendous series by Marc Cameron. It’s filled with tension and malice balanced with hope and love. It’s dark but has heart. A thriller that will keep you sweating in suspense with the exhilaration of the hunt.

After missing for 2 years, a teenager is found frozen to death in the ice cellar of a family home. This wouldn’t normally come to the attention of US Marshall Arliss Cutter, but frozen along with the body are some unique fossils that tie the young girl to Arliss’ brother, who mysteriously died several years earlier. Arliss has always believed his brother was murdered, and with this new clue he ramps up his investigation with help from a few trusted individuals. As he gets closer to the truth, his family and friends are put in the crosshairs and Arliss himself will have to put himself in harm’s way to finally get the answers he so desperately desires.

Once again, Marc Cameron delivers an engaging and emotional story that is incredibly difficult to put down. The compelling plot, the intensity increasing as events unfold, the further development of key characters and relationships, a cunning and malevolent bad guy, and the hope that the investigation into Arliss’ brother’s murder will finally be solved all play a big factor. But perhaps the biggest reason is how Alaska and the unforgiving weather and wilderness continue to act as a major character in the story, allowing you to feel the environment in which the story takes place, enhancing the reading experience. You feel this story. The cold, the turbulence in little prop planes, the danger lurking from bears in the wild, the sheer vastness of the state, etc. It all brings this thriller to another level.

Marc Cameron always delivers, and Bad River is no exception. A great continuation of an incredibly entertaining and absorbing series. Don’t miss it.

Fantastic Thrilling Suspense!

Wow! This series keeps getting better! The story starts with a bang. A shootout in the first chapter. It continues with heart-pounding non-stop action from Anchorage to Utquiagvik (Barrow) Alaska to the Badlands of South Dakota.

A recently discovered body of a teenager encased in ice leads to new clues in the mysterious death of Ethan Cutter. His brother, Arliss Cutter, a Supervisory Deputy US Marshal, and Ethan’s widow, Mim, may finally get answers on what happened to Ethan. If they can survive the investigation! Suddenly people who know what happened are dying under mysterious circumstances. Mim and her children become the targets of a terrifying home invasion. Arliss realizes that all he holds dear is at stake.

Arliss takes a leave to save his family from a powerful and ruthless opponent. Deputy Lola Teariki is in hot pursuit of a sex offender charged with child pornography. Lola is more than capable of taking charge of the case. She enlists Joe Bill, an Anchorage cop to assist in the takedown.

This novel has great character building, and we get to know more of what drives Arliss. What I loved about Arliss Cutter was his intense care for his family and enduring sense of honor. We see more of his developing relationship with Mim. Arliss reveals to her the event behind his extreme protectiveness of children. Lola continues to grow and become more badass with each outing in the series.

Marc Cameron’s background as a US Marshal lends authenticity to details of the day-to-day work of the Marshals Service. I particularly enjoy his descriptions of life in the Alaskan wilderness and small villages. Truly horrifying are the passages relating to polar bears and other deadly wildlife!

Thanks to Kensington Books for access to a digital ARC on NetGalley.

The wilds of Alaska are brutal and the violence in this episode of the Arliss Cutter series (#6) was disturbing. The writing is so descriptive you feel both the cold and the beauty of Alaska.

US Marshal duties of Arliss Cutter & Lola Teariki in Anchorage Alaska include looking for 2 lost hikers and fugitive Eddie Dupree. Meanwhile in Wainwright, Det. Janice (Jan) Hough is investigating the frozen body of a child that has been missing for 2 years. In her hand is fossils linked to the disappearance of engineer Ethan Cutter.

The investigations are intense and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough!

Life is looking up for the Cutters and I hope episode 7 has more joy-filled days.

I’ve read this series from the beginning and enjoyed all, including this latest one. I like the character development through the series. While this has its own plot, it does continue past story lines. I highly recommend this.

Bad River is the 6th book in the Arliss Cutter series, and US Marshal Cutter is on the hunt for the people who killed his brother. Simultaneously, his partner, Lola Teariki is tracking a fugitive wanted on child pornography charges. This installment almost exclusively features Cutter and his brother’s family, and the action is fast and furious as Cutter follows a new lead in his brother’s death. But Cutter’s quest for justice puts his family in grave danger. Fans of the series will not be disappointed, as Cutter’s formidable talents are put to the test against a foe with nothing left to lose. While I know Cutter is the star of this series, I’d rather have him and Lola work together, and play off each other’s strengths then have a separate plot line for each. In the end, we finally get some closure on this story arc, but there’s a new development that signals the next book. I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Will Arliss Cutter solve his brothers murder? Will he and Mim become a couple? well if you read Bad River you may get some answers, maybe not. Marc Cameron has once again written a great suspensefilled Alaskan mystery that takes our marshall all over the place. It's a harsh place to live with a lot of crime and unforgiving nature and wildlife. But sometimes the worst things is man made. I love this series and after reading this one I really wonder what will happen next. It will be a long wait until the next adventure comes but I'm sure it will be worth the wait. The characters and the action in these books are magnificent it is almost like the author has some kind of insight in the work as a marshalll and how to live in Alaska, wait a minute. He does if memory serves me right he lives in Alaska and he used to be a marshall. I also love the Grumpy bits in these books and would love to read more about him. I can really recommend this series, it has everything you could want in a mystery. I am thankful that Kensington Publishing and Netgalley gave me this advance copy of a really good book.

Good book! This book had suspense, intrigue, action, murder, mystery, a good who done it and some crazy twists and turns! The storyline was very interesting and kept me glued to my kindle! I definitely recommend reading this one! Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for sharing this book with me!
In the Inupiaq village of Wainwright on the Arctic Ocean, two teenagers discover a frozen body in the permafrost wall of their family’s cellar. They recognize the face through the ice. It is the face of a young woman who went missing—two years ago! In South Dakota, Arliss Cutter searches for answers surrounding his brother’s mysterious death. But his visit only raises more questions without any leads. Until he returns to Alaska—and learns that his brother had something in common with the frozen body in the ice cellar!!

Another great addition to the series as Deputy Marshal Arliss Cutter continues the search for his brother’s killer while working other cases in Alaska. As a character, Arliss has grown a lot through the series while still adhering to Grumpy’s Rules.

Another chapter of the Arliss Cutter saga. This series is set in Alaska, everywhere from the North Slope to the Turnagain Arm and on to Anchorage. Cutter has been looking into his brothers untimely death for some time now and the closer he gets, the more people seem to be dying. The tension between Cutter and his sister in law is mounting and his relationship with his nephews is much like the one he and his brother shared with his grandfather, Grumpy. On the other hand, his relationship with his niece, Constance, is evolving. The bad guys are trying to get rid of all of the loose ends that have to do with Ethan Cutter's murder and no one is safe from them, or so it seems.