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THE BOY IN THE WOODS a gripping psychological thriller
A shocking 30-year-old secret returns to haunt thriller writer Tommy Devereaux in this nerve-shredding tale of suspense
In 1981, three fourteen-year-old boys witness a horrific murder in the Oregon woods near their homes. Sucked into becoming accomplices to the subsequent cover-up, they swear never to talk about what happened.
Thirty years later, Tommy Devereaux has become a bestselling author, using writing as his therapy. Finally, he is ready to tell the world what happened, even if he disguises the killing as fiction. But his life is set to unravel when he is approached by a woman who asks for his autograph, leaving behind a note which 'You didn't even change my name.'
Tommy's worst nightmare has come true. A figure from his past has returned, threatening to divulge his darkest secret unless he agrees to do everything she asks of him. Thus begins a deadly cat-and-mouse game that can only end with one or both of their destructions.
In 1981, three fourteen-year-old boys witness a horrific murder in the Oregon woods near their homes. Sucked into becoming accomplices to the subsequent cover-up, they swear never to talk about what happened.
Thirty years later, Tommy Devereaux has become a bestselling author, using writing as his therapy. Finally, he is ready to tell the world what happened, even if he disguises the killing as fiction. But his life is set to unravel when he is approached by a woman who asks for his autograph, leaving behind a note which 'You didn't even change my name.'
Tommy's worst nightmare has come true. A figure from his past has returned, threatening to divulge his darkest secret unless he agrees to do everything she asks of him. Thus begins a deadly cat-and-mouse game that can only end with one or both of their destructions.
341 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 10, 2026
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Carter Wilson
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June 20, 2026
Extremely Dark
Ugh! I don’t want to give this book 4 stars! I want to blast it as being ridiculously dark and not in the realm of possibility. It was awful in its context and plot. Ick! But the fact that I kept reading it made me give it 4 stars.
Ugh! I don’t want to give this book 4 stars! I want to blast it as being ridiculously dark and not in the realm of possibility. It was awful in its context and plot. Ick! But the fact that I kept reading it made me give it 4 stars.
June 25, 2026
this was batshit i loved every fu king second of it
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