In this âriveting, atmospheric thriller that messes with your mind in the best wayâ (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. Jamesâa well-known author of dark, macabre childrenâs booksâand 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 shouldnât exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon itâŠhe disappears. Just like Maggie St. James.
Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travisâs abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when thereâs a risk of bringing a diseaseârotâinto 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 isnât as safe as they believedâand that darkness takes many forms.
âAs spine-chilling as it is beautifully craftedâ (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.
Tessa
27.3.2022