The Path of the Tapir by Michael Jarvis is an environmental thriller. Peyton Paddington and Chloe Summers decide to travel to Costa Rica for fun, two college girls trying to find themselves while living it up. Death wasn’t in their plans but a fire at...

Michael Jarvis’s The Location Scout introduces the reader to Lucas Sloan, an American rum-drinker who lives the dream life, according to everyone around him. Scouting the locations is just the tip of the iceberg. He also needs to negotiate contracts, check with local authorities,...