Wildwood

"Dark, moody, and evocative....With powerful prose and unflinching insight, Amy Pease deftly unearths the depravity of human nature amid the tangled wilderness of the Northwoods to expose an insidious truth—even the sleepiest towns have shadowed underbellies." 

“With WILDWOOD, Amy Pease proves herself a master of modern literary crime fiction. This is a layered, unputdownable exploration of place, loyalty, and the cost of truth. The prose is luminous, the suspense quietly devastating. Pease writes with heart and gravity in equal measure.”

"I loved this book. Interesting characters rooted in a place I could believe in, a great plot with enough tension to keep the pages turning, and tight, assured writing. I can't wait until the next one."

"Evocative, tense, and absolutely gorgeous! This heartbreakingly realistic rural noir will captivate you from page one. With intensely drawn characters, sophisticated emotional depth, and an atmospheric setting—this is part procedural, part family drama, and wholly immersive. As tough as CJ Box and as tender as Heather Gudenkauf, WILDWOOD again proves Amy Pease is a superbly powerful storyteller—and a truly lasting talent."

"Tough and tender in equal measure, WILDWOOD lays bare the raw ache of addiction, the pain of modern loneliness, and a father's dogged devotion. At its heart is Deputy Sheriff Eli North, not the hardened cop of tropes & conventions, but a complex man in recovery, whose resilience and his own ghosts shape his detective work. A fascinating, totally unexpected, and gripping dive into rural crime storytelling."

"Riveting…a suspenseful, well-paced peek into the dark currents running through Wisconsin’s otherwise bucolic northern woods….Will linger in readers’ minds long after the last page is turned."

"WILDWOOD is a gripping story of troubled people trying to do the right thing despite the enormous odds stacked against them. Within the pages of this rural crime novel with its working-class protagonists, Amy Pease has created something warm, wise, terrifying, and indescribably human. I hope to be reading the tales of Eli North - and his mom, Sheriff Marge North - for a very long time."

"Wildwood is a masterfully-crafted crime novel, a pitch-perfect blend of characters you want to root for, a propulsive plot with danger at every turn, and an evocatively chilling rural setting. Amy Pease’s follow up to Northwoods is sure to satisfy readers who want to catch up with Eli and Alyssa—or who are meeting them for the first time."

"Pease weaves an immersive tale full of creeping dread, deftly exposing the dark underbelly of an idyllic Wisconsin resort town—all while proving a crime scene is even more compelling when the body is missing."

“Pease impresses with her gritty second mystery featuring mother-son law-enforcement duo Marge and Eli North…Pease elevates her plotting with rich atmosphere and well-shaded characters. William Kent Krueger fans will want to check this out.”