TRAIL OF THE LOST

From an award winning former law enforcement park ranger and investigator this female driven true crime adventure follows the author s quest to find missing hikers along the Pacific Crest Trail by pairing up with an eclectic group of unlikely allies As a park ranger with the National Park Service s law enforcement team Andrea Lankford led search and rescue missions in some of the most beautiful and dangerous landscapes across America from Yosemite to the Grand Canyon But though she had the support of the agency Andrea grew frustrated with the service s bureaucratic idiosyncrasies and left the force after twelve years Two decades later however she stumbles across a mystery that pulls her right back where she left off three young men have vanished from the Pacific Crest Trail the 2 650 mile trek made famous by Cheryl Strayed s Wild and no one has been able to find them It s bugging the hell out of her Andrea s concern soon leads her to a wild environment unlike any she s ever encountered missing person Facebook groups Andrea launches an investigation joining forces with an eclectic team of amateurs who are determined to solve the cases by land and by screen a mother of the missing a retired pharmacy manager and a mapmaker who monitors terrorist act