{"product_id":"the-yuba-county-five-linda-davidson-9798270759667","title":"The Yuba County Five: America's Missing Snow Hikers","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe Yuba County Five: America's Missing Snow Hikers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a cold February night in 1978, five friends left a basketball game in Chico, California-and vanished into the Sierra. Days later, their Mercury Montego was found high on an unplowed Forest Service road, in working order, abandoned in deep snow far from the route home. When spring came, searchers uncovered pieces of the story in separate places-including a stocked trailer twenty miles from the car-yet the answers only multiplied. Four of the men were eventually recovered. One, Gary Mathias, was never found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping, evidence-led investigation, Linda Davidson rebuilds the case minute by minute-receipts, road closures, weather logs, autopsy findings, and search records-separating rumor from record and compassion from spectacle. The result is a clear, humane narrative about five lives, a mountain in winter, and how a small decision can become a mystery that endures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside you'll find: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA precise, time-stamped timeline from game night to discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlain-language explanations of hypothermia, whiteout, and snow travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat the Forest Service trailer reveals-and what it can't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe major theories tested against geography, procedure, and physics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulous without sensationalism, \u003ci\u003eThe Yuba County Five: America's Missing Snow Hikers\u003c\/i\u003e is true crime for readers who want the real case- methods and measured conclusions. Perfect for fans of Michelle McNamara, Erik Larson, Annie Jacobsen, and John E. Douglas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Linda Davidson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798270759667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Linda Davidson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520951238911,"sku":"9798270759667","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0645119a-d14b-4a81-9d7e-681109e8260d.jpg?v=1762887911","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-yuba-county-five-linda-davidson-9798270759667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}