Snowblind: The Killing Grounds

by Michael McBride

There are some places man was never meant to go.

For the past seven years, John Avery has been combing the wilderness for any sign of his missing girlfriend, who set out upon the ski trip of a lifetime and was never seen again.

Regions utterly isolated by geography and time.

The discovery of a video camera prompts Sheriff Wayne Dayton to dispatch a search party into one of the most remote areas of the Rockies in hopes of learning her fate.

Where few species can survive.

When a freak blizzard strikes, they find themselves wandering blindly into the killing grounds of a predator they can't even see.

Genres: Horror

152 pages, Paperback

Published May 31, 2022

About the author

Michael McBride was born in Colorado and still resides in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. He hates the snow, but loves the Avalanche. He works with medical radiation, yet somehow managed to produce five children, none of whom, miraculously, have tails, third eyes, or other random mutations. He writes fiction that runs the gamut from thriller to horror to science fiction...and loves every minute of it.

Reviews

[Paulo "paper books only"]

This one if a follow up of the previous one but you can read without reading the other.
Small spoilers for the first one - remember how it ended? The person arrived at town having survived the ordeal just to be shot by the sheriff? Well, this is the tale of the Sheriff.

We've got a tale about a group of people trying to uncover the video they discovered about a missing group. You've got the sherrif, deputy, animal handler and the dog, the boyfriend of the people who made the video & a person who controls the animals in a refuge. They all go into the woods, when is snowing because that's pretty normal. They don't contact the state troopers or any other people. OF course things go south pretty fast and with only 150 pages it read fast. Michael Macbride knows how to write fast pace thrillers. As the first book, it starts in the end and we backtrack a couple of days. We already know what is going to happen (kind off).

I enjoyed this and I wish for more books on that setting. Because this time a Sheriff went missing. I mean there should be an investigation. How these people\monsters will take it? 87/100

[Patricia]

WHYYYY?

I initially thought that it was an awesome story but when I got to the end?!

SPOILER ALERT!!!

EVERYONE EVEN THE DOG DIES!!! WTH!

[Matt]

I know most of Michael McBride's books follow the same formula, but the plot and ending of Killing Fields is almost identical to the first Snowblind book. Don't bother.

[Amy]

A great sequel to Snowblind! It has a bit of a cop-out ending, though. Knowing that disappearance of the sheriff, deputy, a member of SAR, and a ranger would draw more people to the area to search for them, Avery - a part of the party to search for his missing girlfriend - sends the tracking beacon (as the transmitter it's locked on has been consumed by one of the monsters and can be used to track the tribe) with the SAR dog, Zeke, meaning to warn people of a danger in the area before they arrive. Despite the fact that a confused but somewhat wary team trying to parse out a mystery would be an interesting next book, the story ends with Zeke being hit by a car and his body covered up (literally, with snowpack) by a man more concerned about how reporting the dog might lead to his wife finding out about him cheating. It turns out to not be much issue, though, as he and his affair partner are killed by the monsters that were chasing Zeke. It seems that the next book - if there is a next book - will once again see a party of completely clueless people once again trapped in the cabin, being herded to their doom in the exact same way the last two have been.

[Celeste]

Thrilling

Welp. There's no happy ending here. Not even a bittersweet one. It's dire af.

But you know what? I enjoyed the heck out of this novella. Sure I wish there had been a little light at the end of the tunnel, and that's why this isnt 5 stars for me. But it has action, it has dread, it's chilling. It could benefit from some origin backstory, but it was a fun ride nonetheless.

[Lisa]

While tracking a lost bighorn sheep, a game warden finds a hidden video camera that may contains the story behind five missing college students. This story gripped me from the beginning and kept me entertained and riveted until the very end. A truly terrifying cat and mouse game during a blizzard in the mountains!

[Susan Whitmarsh]

Brr

Like the first book, fast, crazy, intense. I didn't feel like I got to know the characters quite as well. But I can sure hear the wind and feel the cold.
I just wish it was longer.

[Jay D.]

Enjoyed this hugely, a great follow up to the original 'Snowblind'. Straight into the action with mountains, blizzards and something nasty in the forest. I really do hope this is a trilogy.. there has to be one more surely..?

[Mozelle]

Excellent

Blood in the snow? Names on a wall, with day of deaths? What is in the woods of Colorado? It has teeth and eats everything, people preferred!

[JT Chessher]

No way!!!

I enjoyed your book, but I am in shock! I had really hoped things would take a different turn. Will definitely try another one of your books

[Tracy]

Another excellent read

This is follow on from snowbound you should really read it first to get the best story it's gory and it keeps you wanting more

[Colleen A.]

Wow

These both were incredible we need more
I didn't see this ending coming omg
Fabulous
Love each character please Write more

[Ruth Fabiano]

hey Michael, seriously. how about letting a dog or something live? cmon.

[daniel t west West]

This book is a total waste of time as it deals with an absolutely idiotic scenario of no interest to me at all.