"Every season in Rockton seems to bring a new challenge. At least that's what Detective Casey Duncan has felt since she decided to call this place home. Between all the secretive residents, the sometimes-hostile settlers outside, and the surrounding wilderness, there's always something to worry about.
While on a much needed camping vacation with her boyfriend, Sheriff Eric Dalton, Casey hears a baby crying in the woods. The sound leads them to a tragic scene: a woman buried under the snow, murdered, a baby still alive in her arms.
A town that doesn’t let anyone in under the age of eighteen, Rockton must take care of its youngest resident yet while solving another murder and finding out where the baby came from - and whether she's better off where she is."
For anyone who doesn't know, Kelley Armstrong is one of my favourite authors so when i had the chance to read an advanced copy of Alone in the Wild i was so excited!
Alone in the Wild is the fifth book in the Rockton series:
1. City of the Lost
2. A Darkness Absolute
3. This Fallen Prey
4. Watcher in the Woods
The series follows Casey, a homicide detective who traveled to the Rockton with her best friend Diana. Rockton is a town in the Yukon which is set up as a "hide away" for those who need to leave for a couple years and become someone their aren't. Rockton is cut off from the world including all internet access and outsiders. During the last four books, Casey has learned that Diana was not who she thought, that the "council" who funds Rockton does not have Rockton's best interests at heart and that the Rockton sheriff Eric Dalton is the only person she can truly trust!
In Alone in the Wild, Casey and Eric are away in the forest for a small vacation when Casey comes across a murdered woman with a one month old baby to her chest hidden under the snow. How was she murdered? Why does she has a baby?
I am giving this novel a ⭐⭐⭐⭐ review. Overall, i enjoyed the book as much as the others. The only downside is this is still a middle book however, it just makes me want more! I did like the twists with figured out the murder however there were some slower parts that could have been cut down.
I would highly suggest this series if you are looking for a new adventure and strong characters!
Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
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