In New York Times bestselling author Andrew Gross's propulsive
thriller, set amid the drought-stricken oil country of Colorado's
beautiful high plains, Ty Hauck makes his long-awaited return rallying
beaten-down farmers and ranchers against a giant energy company in a
deadly confrontation involving murder, retaliation, and cover-up.
Leading a tour down the rapids outside Aspen, Colorado, whitewater guide
Dani Whalen comes upon the dead body of a close friend. Trey Watkins's
death is ruled an accident. Finding evidence that seems to back up her
suspicions that it wasn't, she takes her case to Wade Dunn, the local
police chief and her ex-stepfather, with whom she shares some unresolved
history. Wade insists the case is closed, but Rooster, a hot air balloon
operator in town, claims he saw something from the air she should know.
When he suddenly dies in a fiery crash, Dani threatens to take her
suspicions public, goading Wade into tossing her in jail.
When an old friend contacts Ty Hauck and says his daughter is in
trouble, he doesn't hesitate to get involved. Together, the two step
into a sinister scheme running deep beneath the surface of a quiet,
Colorado town that has made a deal with the devil to survive. But in the
square off between giant energy companies and beaten-down ranchers and
farmers, one resource is even more valuable in this drought-stricken
region than oil. They both will kill for it--water.
One Mile Under is a thrilling rapid run of hair-raising twists and
unforeseen turns set against one of the most provocative environmental
issues of our time.
