Taking Refuge

Tye Caine Wilderness Mysteries #5

by David Barbur

When a reality TV show contestant goes missing, woodsman and tracker Tye Caine unravels a decades-old mystery. As he follows a dark and twisted trail, specters from his past come back to haunt him.

Tye can only trust his girlfriend Kaity and his friend Gary as they navigate the heat-blasted high desert of eastern Washington state.

Then, when they thought things couldn’t get any weirder, mysterious lights on the mountain flash a message to someone lurking below, and Tye starts seeing a woman who has been dead for a hundred years.

Genres: Mystery, Fiction

314 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 23, 2024

Reviews

[steven ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enjoyable

Very enjoyable. Something a bit different from the norm with likeable characters and a plot with plenty of twists and turns.

[Sherry Ergun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series! Can’t wait to see if another book follows. Very fast read! I enjoyed every minute of this series. Enjoy

[Ronald F. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book

Taking Refuge is an excellent book. The Tye Caine series just keeps getting better and knocked better. David Barbur has a really good series going here. I hope that we see more of these guys.

[Zenia Primrose · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely love and enjoy this series. It is never dull and always exciting.

[Gilbert Stack · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this novel had a great premise. On the set of a reality television series about two naked women surviving in the woods, one of them wanders off and disappears one night. It begins with a search out of fear that the woman may be dying of exposure and quickly turns into a complex, even convoluted, mystery that involves missing women, serial killers, corrupt police, bad boyfriends, and more. I found it difficult to put down and really wanted to figure out what was going on.

And that last point is especially important because I was fully satisfied with the ending—which isn't always the case when you get to the end of the novel. There were a lot of balls in the air and Barbour juggled them successfully straight through to the end.

[Suzibelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

The longer story arc continues to develop and become more prominent, which pleases me - in many ways I can't wait to see where that one goes because it has the potential to take over the main focus of the series. The story itself is right up to date with its reality TV and other elements and our main characters and relationships continue to develop and, with Tye and Kaity in particular, delight with the portrayal of a pair on an even footing. Sadly I've now caught up with all of the current books so will have to wait patiently until the next instalment appears!

[Richard Gilpin · Rating 5 out of 5]

compelling story

I could not put down. I will read more of the series. I was attracted to the story as I have some familiarity with the local area described so well. Then the plot and character development engaged me. Just left dangling enough to intrigue me to read more.

[Pete Ffrench · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read a couple of Tye Caine books and they are always well presented with the characters nicely portrayed and the settings described in good detail. Kaity is an enigma and adds to the story nicely as do Tye's dreams sequences seeing people from the past.

[Mary]

I wish there was another way to say I didn’t read a book and to remember that I didn’t except to say “read” and “abandoned” as a tag. I did not get very far in this way—naked people in a reality show? No not for me right now. But this will be the third book I have abandoned today!

[Jodi Pomerleau · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've read a few of these and enjoyed them very much. This one....not so much. I found it long and boring with a lot of driving around from one place to another. Too many questions are left at the end too.

[Govno Nichevo · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought that this was an okay read. This was something of a page turner, even though a lot of the story seemed to be about tracking or driving around the county. The protagonist (based on the back story) seemed to be one very unlucky dude. There was a bit of repetition in the narrative at times.

[Alice Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Favorite author

David Barbour is my favorite new author. I love his writing and it keeps me coming back for more. The Tye Caine wilderness mysteries are great!

[LeAnne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this story & characters.

My first time to read this author, but not the last. I read the book from early morning , finishing at past midnight. I'll be back.

[kim brunett · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book. kept my interest.

[James Ross · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great one

The author has created an amazing account for a fantastic plot to go with an imaginative group of characters making this hard to put down

[Bill Pye · Rating 4 out of 5]

Scarry

A truly scary mystery went in several directions. Promoting conspiracy s right through. Probably continuing in the. next book.
Alot wierd evil people