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In the Wild Fields
In the Wild Fields
A Small-Town Mystery of Long-Buried Secrets, Lost Love, and the Ghosts That Never Leave Us.
Eighteen years ago, journalist Griffin Cole fled Crawford’s Mill with nothing but a duffel bag and a broken heart. Now he’s back—sent by the St. Joseph Tribune to cover a disturbing human remains found near the old mill, along the banks of the Tarkio River.
The town believes it’s Lucy Wild—the teenage girl who vanished a year ago, daughter of Griffin’s former flame Judith and her powerful husband, Clayton Wild III. But as Griffin digs into the story, he uncovers more than missing persons and old rivalries. He finds hints of a chilling cover-up, a suspect the sheriff let walk, and a trail of silence no one wants to break.
Then the truth hits harder than any Lucy was his daughter.
What follows is a harrowing journey through memory, regret, and revelation. Griffin must confront not only the mystery of Lucy’s disappearance, but the truth about his father’s unsolved death, and the choices that drove him away in the first place.
In the Wild Fields is a gripping, emotionally layered mystery steeped in atmosphere and aching with quiet tragedy. Perfect for fans of Sharp Objects, The Dry, and Winter’s Bone, this novel asks what happens when the past comes home—and whether some ghosts are meant to stay buried.
A Small-Town Mystery of Long-Buried Secrets, Lost Love, and the Ghosts That Never Leave Us.
Eighteen years ago, journalist Griffin Cole fled Crawford’s Mill with nothing but a duffel bag and a broken heart. Now he’s back—sent by the St. Joseph Tribune to cover a disturbing human remains found near the old mill, along the banks of the Tarkio River.
The town believes it’s Lucy Wild—the teenage girl who vanished a year ago, daughter of Griffin’s former flame Judith and her powerful husband, Clayton Wild III. But as Griffin digs into the story, he uncovers more than missing persons and old rivalries. He finds hints of a chilling cover-up, a suspect the sheriff let walk, and a trail of silence no one wants to break.
Then the truth hits harder than any Lucy was his daughter.
What follows is a harrowing journey through memory, regret, and revelation. Griffin must confront not only the mystery of Lucy’s disappearance, but the truth about his father’s unsolved death, and the choices that drove him away in the first place.
In the Wild Fields is a gripping, emotionally layered mystery steeped in atmosphere and aching with quiet tragedy. Perfect for fans of Sharp Objects, The Dry, and Winter’s Bone, this novel asks what happens when the past comes home—and whether some ghosts are meant to stay buried.
165 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 8, 2025
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April 15, 2025
The plot was good. the narrator did a terrible job.
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