Wildwood

By Amy Pease

From the award-winning author of the "riveting debut" (People) Northwoods, a mother-son law enforcement team confront buried secrets in their small town as they work to expose a conspiracy that goes far beyond the tight-knit community.

Deputy Sheriff Eli North has spent the last year getting his life back together. He hasn't touched a drop of alcohol, he's working through his PTSD from his military deployment, and he's repairing his most important relationships. When an undercover informant disappears and all signs point to murder, Eli must expose the dark underbelly of his idyllic Wisconsin small town while safeguarding his newfound stability.

Then, with the unexpected arrival of FBI Agent Alyssa Mason, Eli and his mother, the sheriff, are pulled deeper into a violent criminal network built on the backs of the lost and forgotten.

As the case deepens, loyalties fracture and the line between justice and survival begins to blur. In a town where everyone has something to hide, exposing the truth may cost them everything.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1668078724
• ISBN13: 9781668078723
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Intense

Amy Pease does for northern Wisconsin what William Kent Krueger did for northern Minnesota. Good for me, because I have one foot in each! The story is intense and as realistic as fiction can be. The sheriff's son is physically and emotionally damaged since being active duty in the Stans, but she needs him in law enforcement as much as he needs to be back in The Job. They encounter serious healthcare fraud, organized crime, drug trafficking as well as an undercover agent with addiction issues. Despite all that there is solid police work needed and done in this tightly woven thriller. Excellent read. I requested and received a temporary uncorrected digital galley from Atria Books | Atria/Emily Bestler Books via NetGalley. Pub Date Jan 06, 2026 Five stars #Wildwood #wildwoodnovel by @amypeasewrites #northwoodsbk2 @atriabooks #preorder @simonandschuster #mysterybooks #thrillers #crimefiction #series #thinblueline #localpolice #psychologicalthriller #undercover #policeprocedural #fbi #missingpresumeddead #suspense #drugtrafficking #addictionissues #organizedcrime #depression #warwounds