The Caldera: Carver 2: High Mountain Adventure [Paperback]

C. Foertmeyer (Author)

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Publication Date: July 28, 2004

Thirty-four years have passed since Kevin Reynolds perpetrated the most heinous crime the citizens of Carver, Montana had ever witnessed in their small, alpine community. Now, Kevin's cousin, Mitch, has found a bundle of old letters written by Kevin to his father in 2001, the year of Kevin's execution. His curiosity peaked, Mitch has recruited two of his good friends to hike up to the Blind Valley caldera and scout out the scene of the crimes of 1969 and to try to find the hidden cave where the old mountain man, Sam Elliott, once lived. As far as the boys are concerned their trip to Blind Valley is supposed to be a six-day expedition filled with the sights and smells of the wilderness. What they expect to find is a sugar bowl valley Mitch's cousin Kevin referred to as Short Pines.

So what do they find? A seemingly peaceful valley, the floor of which is thickly forested with stunted evergreens and ringed with high granite cliffs. The three friends find that the Blind Valley caldera is a place of great beauty, yet it is someplace very much more unworldly than they ever could have imagined...

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C.H. Foertmeyer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1949. After graduating from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico, he returned home to Cincinnati. He and his wife raised a lovely daughter, Jennifer, in their Lockland home. Today, Mr. Foertmeyer divides his time between a full-time job and writing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 166 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse, Inc. (July 28, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595324827
• ISBN-13: 978-0595324828
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,919,752 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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C.H. Foertmeyer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1949, and the eldest of four children. After graduating from New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, he returned to Cincinnati to pursue his career in the paint coatings industry. He married in 1978 and raised two wonderful stepchildren and a lovely daughter, Jennifer, in his Lockland home. Today, Mr. Foertmeyer divides his time between web authoring and fiction writing. He now resides in Forest Park, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. His daughter lives in nearby Greenhills, Ohio and is the inspiration of his writing, inspiring him to write his first novel at age fifty-three.

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5.0 out of 5 stars exciting adventure-mystery, August 23, 2004

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This review is from: The Caldera: Carver 2: High Mountain Adventure (Paperback)

C.H. Foertmeyer excels at spinning adventure yarns blended with fantasy, friendship, and poetic justice. His eighth novel, a sequel to his first, creates a sense of wonder that builds from first page to last.

In 1968, Kevin Reynolds was convicted of a horrible crime, was eventually executed, taking important information to his grave. The Caldera begins in 2003 when Mitch Reynolds shares a recently discovered secret with his lifelong friend Spence Doogan. Spence is dubious, until Mitch offers proof that may explain the tragic happenings in 1968. The teenagers enlist another friend, Kody Coates, to investigate new information about the tragedy. Kody also has a vested interest in discovering the truth about what happened at the Oriel Peak Caldera so many years ago. A Coates relative was murdered back then, and to this day what happened there has never been explained. The three friends devise a plan to search for answers.

Even scenic vistas of the glorious Montana Rockies can't disguise the sense that all is not right in the Caldera. Time and place become distorted. Maybe Indian magic gone awry explains it, or perhaps Heaven is righting earthly wrongs by leveling the playing field? Whatever the explanation, the three friends soon find themselves embroiled in a far larger mystery than they expected. Sam Elliott, the ancient mountain man from another era, stalks them with his Sharps. Or is it really Sam? Odd winds blow across the caldera, accompanied by violent rumblings in the earth. When all three boys go missing, Sheriff Casey Jeffries and retired Deputy Stan Phillips search for answers and find much more than they anticipated. Will past wrongs be righted and final justice prevail? You'll have to read the story to find out.

In each novel, C.H. Foertmeyer always presents an intriguing concept for readers to consider. His characters are believable and well developed. Wilderness descriptions add richness to each story. The Caldera is exceptional in that respect. Past, present, and future become living entities as powers beyond human comprehension work to solve a long hidden mystery. This book is suitable reading for adults and young adults.