Lost in the Valley of Death A Story of Obsession and Danger in the Himalayas

<p><strong>"A layered inquisition and a reportorial force…a technicolor mystery.... In prose that moves like a clear river....Rustad has done what the best storytellers do: tried to track the story to its last twig and then stepped aside.”— <em>New York Times Book Review</em></strong></p><p><strong>In the vein of Jon Krakauer''s <em>Into the Wild</em>, a riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India—one of at least two dozen tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley.</strong></p><p>For centuries, India has enthralled westerners looking for an exotic getaway, a brief immersion in yoga and meditation, or in rare cases, a true pilgrimage to find spiritual revelation. Justin Alexander Shetler, an inveterate traveler trained in wilderness survival, was one such seeker.</p><p>In his early thirties Justin Alexander Shetler, quit his job at a tech startup and set