Annie Bloom's Books

Daniel R. Cobb's The Mine is a riveting thriller that explores the depths of corporate greed and criminality, and a young couple's will to survive. Ryan Evans, a biologist working for Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality, has two obsessions: his lovely new wife, Meagan, and a cyanide leach mine he wants to see closed. High in Oregon's rugged Wallowa Mountains, an open-pit mine is churning out gold, plus cyanide, arsenic, sulfuric acid, and heavy metals. Ryan is shocked when the DEQ approves the mine's expansion from 1800 to 6600 acres. His investigation reveals fraud, corruption, and the apparent murder of a DEQ investigator. Against Meagan's pleas, Ryan digs a little too deep. His tenacity catches the attention of a whistle-blower, plus people who will do whatever it takes to silence them both. Sometimes, idealism can bring a grave penalty. THE MINE is based on Colorado's $200,000,000 Summitville Mine disaster, Europe's Aurul Mine catastrophe, and the next debacle: Alaska's Pebble Mine.