Introduction

On most days, the wilderness gave me peace. But not tonight.

In a land sculpted by glaciers, the forest is on fire. Thick smoke chokes the mountain air and casts an apocalyptic glow over the imposing peaks and vistas of Montana’s Glacier National Park. When firefighters are called in to dig firebreaks near the small town bordering the park, a crew member is shocked to unearth a shallow grave containing human remains.

Park Police Officer Monty Harris is summoned to the site to conduct an excavation. But with an incendiary monster threatening to consume the town, Monty seeks help from Gretchen Larson, the county’s lead crime scene investigator.

While the two work frantically to determine the true identity of the victim, a teenager suddenly disappears from one of the campgrounds in Glacier. Could the cases somehow be connected? As chances for recovery of the missing boy grow slimmer and the FBI finds only dead ends, Gretchen and Monty desperately race to fit all the pieces together while battling time, the elements, and their own unresolved inner conflicts.

The Weight of Night is the latest novel in an award-winning series which “paints a moving picture of complex, flawed people fighting to make their way in a wilderness where little is black or white” (Publishers Weekly). It is a gripping tribute to the power of redemption set against one of America’s most majestic and unforgiving landscapes.

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Discussion Questions

1 Why do you think Gretchen felt compelled to investigate the disappearance of the boy on her own? Were her actions heroic or foolish?

2 Nathan’s parents made a decision not to pursue an opportunity to find out the fate of their son. Why do you think they made that decision?

3 Gretchen’s sentencing of herself to a life without a close partner might seem like a little drastic. But, given her part and her on-going sleep disorder, do you think she’s being logical and reasonable? Did you sympathize with her situation?

4 Wendy and Kyle lived with a psychopath for most of their lives. Do you think it's possible that they were oblivious to that fact or do you think that, on some level, they knew?

5 The author has mentioned that this story is more of a “why-dunnit” than a “who-dunnit” in some ways because she anticipated that readers might not be surprised by the antagonist. Did the ending of the book work for you? Would you have liked to see the story resolved differently?

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