ARC courtesy of author and publisher via NetGalley in exchange for a fair review. Genre; Mystery and thriller Excerpt from book: "The shadow on the wall above him began to move so gradually at first, one would think it must have been the passing of the moon. Slowly it began to broaden, to oscillate, projecting on the wall the physical semblance of something alive, a creature beyond imagination."

Interrogation room Santa Rita State Hospital Dr. Elinor Barry, a forensic therapist, has been sent to interview Dr. Frank Enari to determine if he is criminally insane. She has 9 days. Dr. Enari is a tenured co-chairman of the Department of Physiology at the University of California.

Earlier at Tower Mountain Research Station in the eastern Sierras:

Dr. Enari and his academic research partner, Dr. Robert Jones were greeted by Dr. Ryan Horner when they arrived at the station. They were told a colony of monkeys had been established at extremely high altitude to study the effect of stress from living in limited atmosphere. The study results would benefit space exploration. Two months ago, Howard Vogel had been sent alone to the facility for the winter. Two weeks ago, they had received strange, rambling radio calls and then nothing. There is finally a break in the weather, Enari and Jones were being sent in rescue the caretaker and check on the welfare of the monkeys.

Summit Laboratory

The facility came into view, bleak and half buried in the snow. The helicopter landed and they made their way to the lonely Quonset hut.

I've never heard of this author before, but he sure can write! Very good book. (Amazon reviewed).