A History of Wild Places A History of Wild Places

A History of Wild Places

A Novel

    • 4.2 • 144 Ratings
    • $13.99

Publisher Description

In this “riveting, atmospheric thriller that messes with your mind in the best way” (Laini Taylor, New York Times bestselling author), three residents of a secluded, seemingly peaceful commune investigate the disappearances of two outsiders.

Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Often hired by families as a last resort, he takes on the case of Maggie St. James—a well-known author of dark, macabre children’s books—and is soon led to a place many believed to be only a legend.

Called Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the 1970s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. By all accounts, the commune shouldn’t exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it…he disappears. Just like Maggie St. James.

Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis’s abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when there’s a risk of bringing a disease—rot—into Pastoral. Unraveling the mystery of what happened reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, keep from one another. Secrets that prove their perfect, isolated world isn’t as safe as they believed—and that darkness takes many forms.

“As spine-chilling as it is beautifully crafted” (Ruth Emmie Lang, author of Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance), A History of Wild Places is a story about fairy tales, our fear of the dark, and losing yourself within the wilderness of your mind.

GENRE
Mysteries & Thrillers
RELEASED
2021
December 7
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
368
Pages
PUBLISHER
Atria Books
SELLER
Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC
SIZE
8.8
MB

Customer Reviews

Frosted_Niblets ,

Phenomenal read!

I loved the poetic and descriptive writing style, this book had me hooked until the very end!

Mereiriz ,

Stunning!

This is one of those books that lets you wanting for me, but in the best possible way. I loved the imagery, the prose, the characters. Stunning from start to finish. I’ll be reading this book over and over again in the years to come.

drea.ru ,

DNF

Intriguing start, lost me at the latter half.

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