Clear Path: A Bodhi King Novel Book 9

Vipassana, a Pali term that means to see things as they truly are. The Great Allegheny Passage, a 150-mile biking and hiking trail that runs from Downtown Pittsburgh’s Point State Park to the picturesque mountain town of Cumberland, Maryland, is where Bodhi King sets off to hike the length of the trail. He is certain that the unspoiled landscape, rolling rivers, and sweeping mountain vistas will soothe his weary soul and clear his clouded mind. At first, they do have that effect. However, on the fourth day of walking, the forensic pathologist discovers an abandoned bicycle just off the path. In his search for its owner, he finds a full backpack, one cycling shoe, and, most troubling of all, a fresh blood stain in a tunnel. He decides to detour to the nearest town to contact the authorities and learns that a local woman has gone missing. Joining the search for Aurora Ward, Bodhi somehow finds himself leading a ragtag party of townspeople, through-hikers, bicyclists, and the town’s visually impaired, retired police chief. As the search party ventures further from town, dark secrets and old wounds come to the surface. Each volunteer in Bodhi’s team has their own agenda for finding the missing woman, and not all of these agendas are righteous - some may even be evil. Bodhi will be forced to take an unwavering look into the hearts of the searchers if they’re all going to make it out of the woods alive.

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