Wilderness Mystery

When a floatplane mysteriously explodes above the Alaska wilderness, investigators begin digging into the lives of the five passengers and the pilot. Was the target of the bomb the US senator in the midst of a hotly contended reelection campaign or her husband, a corporate raider with no shortage of enemies? Or could the bomb have been meant for the cannery owner involved in a contentious divorce, or the refuge manager who had a long list of adversaries, including one who vowed to get even with him?

In this terrifying novel from the bestselling "master of the psychological thriller" and author of Baby Teeth (Entertainment Weekly), three friends set off on a hike into the Grand Canyon—only to discover it's not so easy to leave the world behind. It was supposed to be the perfect week away...

The instant New York Times bestselling thriller from the “master of ticking bomb suspense” (People) who created Lincoln Rhyme and Kathryn Dance is “a tour de force…the suspense never flags” (Kirkus Reviews). When a night-time call to 911 from a secluded Wisconsin vacation house is cut...

The exciting series that details the life and adventures of mountain man Nathaniel King returns, as Nate outfights the Indians and renegades roaming the unexplored territory. When trappers start turning up dead, their bodies mutilated, Nate and his friends vow to track down the merciless killers.

In this shocking psychological thriller and follow-up to The Girls I've Been, four teens face off against a wicked man in a remote forest in a desperate fight for their survival. High school is over, but Nora O’Malley’s life isn’t, which is weird now that her murderous stepdad Raymond...

In the wilderness of discovering who you are and how you fit into the world, the most important lesson you'll learn is whether you're part of the pack or one of the prey.

Survival. It makes for exciting TV, but all Josh wants a life that passes for normal. A real house, not a cabin in the woods. Hockey, not hunting to put food on the table. Girls. But his half-brother, Nathan, wants to prove himself in the Alaska wilderness, and their father won’t let him do it alone.

National Park Campfire Stories by VentureNest Books invites listeners to immerse themselves in a captivating collection of tales and legends from America's national parks. Set against the backdrop of majestic landscapes and under star-filled skies, this book offers a rich tapestry of narratives steeped in adventure, mystery, and the natural wonders of the wilderness. Listeners will discover mesmerizing stories that span from the enigmatic glows of Yosemite to the chilling echoes of Acadia.

Gold Dust Fever! Penniless old trapper Ben Frazier is just about ready to pack it all in when an Arapaho warrior takes pity on him and shows him where to find the elusive gold that white men value so greatly. His problems seem to be over, but then another band of trappers finds out about the gold and force Ben to lead them to it. It’s up to Zach King to save the old man, but can he survive a fight against a gang of gold-crazed mountain men?

In the vast, untouched wilderness of Arizona, where jagged mountains and sweeping valleys collide under an endless sky, one man’s search for solitude becomes an unexpected journey into the unknown. Jake had come to these remote acres to find a reprieve from the noise of the world, hoping to reconnect with the land and his own resilience. But fate had other plans.

One body. Five suspects. Total darkness. A tense, claustrophobic historical mystery set almost entirely underground at the onset of the Great Depression about the discovery of a 150-foot waterfall in the middle of a mountain, the unthinkable crime that happens in its caves, and a woman who’s...

Special Agent Poppy McVie goes deep undercover and finds herself surrounded by the worst people on Earth—wealthy poachers who shoot bears for sport. Her mission is to dismantle the bloody game and drag its masterminds to justice. To earn their trust, she has to join the twisted fun and take aim at one of the majestic beasts herself. Even with the help of her handsome partner, Poppy has to fight to stay in character. But the cracks in her facade put the poachers on edge.

This pulse-pounding psychological thriller takes roots from the Dutch tradition of blindfolding and dropping your adolescent child in the middle of the wilderness—and shows what happens when it goes horribly wrong. Twelve-year old Karin is blindfolded and dropped into the Hoge Veluwe...

A child disappears in the mountains And reunites two people looking for answers… Nurse Willa Ryan is shocked to discover Aaron Ames is a sheriff’s deputy in Eagle Mountain. Aaron had been the love of her life—until a tragedy tore them apart. But with a child missing in the Colorado...

Recently separated from her cheating husband and unaware of a budding pregnancy, Georgia Charles travels to the Yukon Territory to spend a month with a childhood friend. Suddenly kidnapped by bank robbers, she manages to flee into the wild and find shelter in an abandoned cabin - but minimal skills and an impending childbirth threaten her survival. Set in the harsh winter of British Columbia’s Last Frontier, Winter’s Captive is the riveting story of a woman’s incredible journey of survival and path to empowerment against all odds.

Nathan has been a prepper all his life - but just how prepared can one man be when faced with a 2,000-mile walk through hell itself? In the second installment of Thomas A. Watson's explosive prepper classic, the long-predicted Coronal Mass Ejection has arrived, destroying civilization. Nathan Owens has been prepping for a disaster like this for years.

Veronica Grande never had an easy life. Then, the day came when she inherited her father’s estate and all the wealth along with it. This got the attention of a killer who would pursue her into the Backwoods of Strickfield. Unfortunately for both Veronica and the killer, they have no idea of the horrors awaiting them in the fabled backwoods.