Page-turner of the week
Former undercover cop Phil Broker guides three city slickers on a dangerous hunting trip. When they are caught in a storm, Broker leads them to safety, but one of them, writer Hank Sommers, is injured in the process and winds up in a coma. Broker thinks he smells foul play and compiles a long list of suspects. What follows doesn't seem plausible: Heroes and villains are indistinguishable at times, and even a 400-lb. ostrich plays a pivotal role. Yet Sommers's struggle to regain consciousness—and name his attacker—holds the story together. It's an agonized visit to the netherworld between dream and reality, life and death. (HarperCollins, $24.95)
Bottom Line: A compelling trip from hell
