Death in the Dark Woods
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
A potential Bigfoot sighting is linked to a vicious murder, but skeptical cryptozoologist Morgan Carter is on the case in this new Monster Hunter Mystery by USA Today bestselling author Annelise Ryan.
Business has been booming since Morgan Carter solved the case of the monster living in Lake Michigan. The Odds and Ends bookstore is thriving, of course, but Morgan is most excited by the doors that were opened for her as a cryptid hunter.
Recently, there have been numerous sightings of a Bigfoot-type creature in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest area of Bayfield County, Wisconsin. After a man is found dead from a vicious throat injury in the forest, the conservation warden asks Morgan to investigate.
When Morgan and her dog, Newt, go there to investigate, they uncover a trail of lies, deception, and murder. It seems a mysterious creature is indeed living in the forest, and Morgan might be its next target.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In Ryan's gripping sequel to 2022's A Death in Door County, Wisconsin cryptozoologist Morgan Carter chases down Bigfoot while recovering from the trauma of discovering that her former fiancé murdered her parents. Since that tragedy, Morgan has spent most of her time running Odds and Ends, a store selling trinkets and paperback murder mysteries, but she's happy to volunteer her expertise when local police chief Jon Flanders asks for help on behalf of a colleague. Conservation warden Charlie Aberdeen is looking into a fatal attack on a hunter that one witness attributed to a Bigfoot-like creature. The discovery of a second victim increases the pressure on Aberdeen, and Carter, who is skeptical that Bigfoot exists, agrees to travel to the area and investigate pro bono. Ryan conjures a wonderfully spooky atmosphere as Carter risks her life in search of the truth, and expertly keeps readers in the dark about the perpetrator's identity for most of the narrative. With a strong premise and smart characterizations, this series is well suited to a long run.
