The Dark Canyon

By: Micah S. Hackler

Narrated by: Eric G. Dove

In a rugged land steeped in the blood of history, a killer has come back for revenge. New blood on an ancient ground....

In an air-conditioned university office, a man lies dead, brutally bludgeoned. A hundred miles away, in the high, arid New Mexico mountain country that Sheriff Cliff Lansing is sworn to protect, an animal is devastating ranchers' livestock, and is now turning to human prey....

For Lansing, the two cases are linked. The murder victim was part of an archaeological dig, and a local Indian believes that the animal killings have been unleashed by the excavations. Struggling to put together the jagged pieces of a puzzle, Lansing unearths a mystery of a missing emerald carving, a hundred-year-old diary, and a man accused of a crime he did not commit.

To stop the bloodshed, Lansing must throw out everything he has ever believed about police work, evidence, and reason. Because between an archaeologist's ambitions and the secrets still hidden in the land, Lansing must follow his own trail of myth, legend, and intuition - to find a very real killer stalking the night.

©2019 Micah S. Hackler (P)2019 Blackstone Publishing

Very interesting. Makes you think.

The book with the narrative makes for time well spent. Makes you want to go exploring.

Another great story!

I am really enjoying this series. The narration is wonderful. The story is intriguing and really keeps your interest. I look forward to starting the next book in the series.

I Loved it

Interesting, Mystery and a little romance all rolled into this marvelous book. This book is part of a series that are very well written. Well worth sharing and look forward to finding more from this author.

good history and story

Great book to listen to.
Very interesting subject and location . lots of history backing and suspense

mystical action

this book was action packed not in the same way as the last one but in a more mystical way. there is a lot more academic details about history than the last ones.
my complaint is still the narrator doesn't seem to have much range in voices.

incredible series

Hackler is an amazing story teller. Characters are realistic, descriptions are captivating, and the history and lore are detailed.

playback issues

The story is as enjoyable as all the others from this author but there is a playback issue between chapters, towards the end of the book the pause between chapters gets longer and longer and then the beginning sentence of the next chapter gets cut off more and more. not enough that I couldn't follow the story but it was annoying.

I recommend Hackler

Good story, good performance and even a bit educational about the landscape, history and culture without being pushy. Very entertaining. I have one Hackler-book in Audible to go: the Mutes. Hopefully the rest of Hacklers books in the series will be available on Audible very soon.

The Dark Canyon

Excellent story about the Navaho nation, the Apaches and the ancient Anasazi cliff dwellers, taking place in both modern and old western times. It’s all tied together very well at the end of the story

Hackler’s Book a REAL THRILLER

Story background contains an excellent range of real world facts that lend Real Credibility to The Dark Canyon story!
Plot is fairly complicated so Hackler lays out the puzzle & just as you think you have it solved the Big Picture, the Story takes a New Twist. I didn’t want to put it down!!!
Great Storytelling Mr. Hackler!