In this āriveting, atmospheric thriller that messes with your mind in the best wayā (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. Jamesāa well-known author of dark, macabre childrenās booksāand 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 shouldnāt exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon itā¦he disappears. Just like Maggie St. James.
Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travisās abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when thereās a risk of bringing a diseaseārotāinto 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 isnāt as safe as they believedāand that darkness takes many forms.
āAs spine-chilling as it is beautifully craftedā (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.