Summer "Sam" Westin's assignment to report on cougars in a Utah park goes horribly awry when a child vanishes from a campground and the TV news focuses on the local mountain lions as the likely culprits. As days tick by with no sign of the missing boy and media coverage continues to inflame the public, pressure grows for the park administration to kill the cougars. But Sam was one of the last people to see the child, and she has good reason to suspect a man she spotted in the shadows as little Zachary Fischer ran away from her. Can she find the truth in time to save both the child and the big cats? Readers have compared this series to Nevada Barr's Anna Pigeon mysteries and to C.J. Box's early Joe Pickett series. Includes Discussion Questions for Readers and Book Clubs The Sam Westin Mysteries #1 "Terrific wildlife investigation!"-Harriet Klausner, #1 Hall of Fame Reviewer "Grabbed me from the start!"-Lori Caswell, Amazon Vine Reviewer "White-knuckle suspense."-C.J. Box, New York Times bestselling author "Well written and terrifically paced." - AnnArbor.com I have long been concerned about the often misleading and over-hyped stories that appear on television and on the internet, and the way in which these reports shape public opinion. I wanted to write about what might go wrong when the media points its accusatory finger in the wrong direction. In  Endangered , the public buys into an idea suggested by the media, politicians bow to public pressure, and only the revelation of the truth can stop the awful chain of events in Heritage National Monument. Pamela Beason lives in the Pacific Northwest, where she writes novels and screenplays and teaches workshops. She has worked in many fields at many different jobs, including as a private investigator. Every chance she gets, she explores the natural world on foot, on cross-country skis or snowshoes, in her kayak, or underwater in her scuba gear.