Wilderness Mystery

🛑 People vanish without a trace. Some are never found. For decades, strange disappearances have plagued national parks across the country. Hikers, campers, and even experienced outdoorsmen walk into the wilderness—never to return. What happened to them? And why do these cases share disturbing similarities? 📖 Lost and Gone: National Parks investigates real-life cases of mysterious vanishings, eerie encounters, and theories that range from tragic accidents to something far more unexplainable. Inside, you'll explore: ✅ Chilling accounts of people who disappeared in broad daylight ✅...

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.

A crime-based adventure set in Middle Earth territory in New Zealand’s Southern Alps. Young Kiwi drifter Arch Quaid thinks he has landed the contract of his life when he’s hired to cull deer on a high country property in the South Island of New Zealand. He quickly changes his mind when he discovers he’s the hunted, not the hunter. Caught up in the middle of it all is his new love Janine, a beautiful Maori girl, who will likely be the killer’s next target if Arch doesn’t overcome the most daunting of odds. HIGH COUNTRY CONTRACT is a thrilling, fast-paced read brought to you by ...

Elizabeth wakes up in the middle of a forest, with absolutely no memory of how she got there. Even worse, she does not have her phone with her, and the food and water supply in her backpack only consists of two water bottles, an apple, and a granola bar.Without a flashlight, she needs to get out of there before the sun goes down. More importantly, she needs to find out what happened to her and how she got there in the first place. But with the paths in the woods all plagued by a significant deal of overgrowth, she can barely even get around. It becomes a fight for survival as Elizabeth must...

Archaeologist Faye Longchamp-Mantooth has dug herself a deep hole, and she can't make her way out of it. As she struggles to recover from a shattering personal loss, she sees that everyone she loves is trying to reach out to her. If only she could reach back. Instead, she's out digging holes all over her home, the Florida island of Joyeuse.

Some mountains are better left unexplored. Some creatures, undisturbed. Lux Branson thought her days of tracking Bigfoot were over. But when a famous filmmaker vanishes while shooting a documentary on a remote mountain, she’s drawn back into the world of monsters and mysteries. This time, it’s not about survival—it’s about exposure. With a new team, fresh dangers, and eyes from the outside world watching, Lux must navigate a treacherous terrain filled with secrets, sabotage, and something ancient that doesn’t want to be found. What lurks on Bigfoot Mountain is more than legend—...

Officer Ren Hopper is an enforcement ranger with the National Park Service, tasked with duties both mundane and thrilling: Breaking up fights at campgrounds, saving clueless tourists from moose attacks, and attempting to broker an uneasy peace between the wealthy vacationers who tromp through the park with cameras, and the residents of hardscrabble Cooke City who want to carve out a meaningful living. When Ren, hiking through the backcountry on his day off, encounters a tall man with a dog and a gun chasing a small black bear up a hill, his hackles are raised.

Some legends live in the shadows. Others wait in the snow. When Lux Branson receives a mysterious invitation to investigate strange sightings in the Arctic Circle, she expects another Sasquatch-style hoax. What she finds is far more chilling—a remote outpost cut off by blizzards, a team of researchers too scared to speak, and whispers of towering, white-furred giants stalking the ice. As the temperatures drop and tensions rise, Lux and her team uncover evidence of an ancient race long believed to be extinct… or entirely mythical. But up here, nothing stays buried for long. Trapped in a ...

Deep in the forests of Oregon, something is watching. Bigfoot in Oregon uncovers seven gripping accounts of encounters with the unknown—from isolated logging crews to lone drivers on desolate mountain roads. These immersive, true-to-life stories take you deep into the wilderness, where shadows move and silence carries weight. Based on real locations and witness reports, each tale captures the fear, awe, and lasting impact of crossing paths with something primal… and possibly not of this world. Whether you're a skeptic, a believer, or someone who just loves a good campfire tale, these ...

🕯️ Some creatures hide because they fear us. This one hides because it remembers what we did. 🕯️ Emma first heard the whoop when she was twelve — a deep, wild sound echoing through the Ice Caves of Ellenville, New York. Then the government closed the trail. Her best friend vanished. And the stories stopped. Decades later, with two kids of her own, Emma returns to find a different town. Gentrified. Polished. Touristy. The trails have reopened. The locals smile too tightly. And her daughter is drawing red-eyed figures that look disturbingly familiar. What Emma uncovers beneath the...

The Canadian wilderness is vast, beautiful… and it holds a secret. Beyond the reach of civilization, in the ancient forests and silent, snow-covered mountains, something walks. It leaves footprints too large to be a bear and moves with an intelligence that is unnervingly human. For decades, it has been seen, heard, and felt. Now, these stories are finally being told. Bigfoot: Canada is not a book of skepticism or debate. It is a harrowing chronicle of twenty encounters with Sasquatch, plunging you directly into the moments that changed peoples' lives forever. From a terrified family ...

In this riveting real-life adventure, Mark and Delia Owens tell the dramatic story of their last years in Africa, fighting to save elephants, villagers, and - in the end - themselves. The award-winning zoologists and pioneering conservationists describe their work in the remote and ruggedly beautiful Luangwa Valley, in northeastern Zambia. There they studied the mysteries of the elephant population’s recovery after poaching, discovering remarkable similarities between humans and elephants.

A look at the pattern of disappearances in rural America. The Missing 411 books by David Paulides revealed the phenomenon of people disappearing in America without a trace. Into Nowhere shows these disappearances to be regional in nature, with identifiable trends in behavior. These are plotted in color maps identifying the regions clearly. Certain issues concerning the nature of the disappearances are also covered.

A Parent's Worst Nightmare This is a story for anyone that likes a fast-paced thriller, full of emotion and heart-stopping drama, woven with a thread of the supernatural. Twelve-year-old Kyle Connely is devastated by the death of his father; a murder he witnessed. In his grief, he becomes hopelessly lost in Croatan National Forest where terrifying dangers await his every turn. His time is running out. A hurricane is looming, and in its path is the coastal forest he is trying to survive. Jacob Hanson, a reporter assigned to cover the story, has a gift he's kept hidden all his life. And when ...

Schmall World Publishing in conjunction with Bite-Sized Books brings you; Shadows in the Forest: Encounters with Bigfoot. THE MYTH OF Bigfoot, also known as Sasquatch, has captured the imagination of countless individuals over the years, drawing interest from outdoor enthusiasts, researchers, and the general public alike. The origins of this enigmatic creature can be traced back to various indigenous cultures across North America, where stories of large, hairy beings living in the wilderness have persisted for centuries. These tales often served as cautionary fables, warning of the dangers ...

Four people face a winter storm in the wilderness. Two have lost their way. One has lost his purpose and one has lost his soul. Headed home for Christmas vacation, Ruthie, a quiet professor, crosses paths with Moose, a football coach, on an icy, blocked road in Western North Carolina. Amid a winter storm, they unknowingly take shelter in a killer’s hideout. Escaping under fire, they flee into a frozen, snow-covered forest. Trying to find their way out and shake the murderer, they dodge bullets each day until the temperature drops and the world turns quiet. Then, they set up camps to ...

Carol is trapped in a cabin in the Canadian Wilderness, alone and with little supplies. A raging snowstorm outside results in a power outage, and she is in danger of freezing and starving to death. While searching for means to survive, she discovers that an unspeakable crime has been committed against a missing girl called Rose in this very cabin. Carol is determined to solve this mystery and find justice for Rose. But the horrors of the past are still powerful enough to influence the present, endangering herself and her loved ones. What Amazon reviews say about this emotional, intense page...

Faye Longchamp’s new archaeological firm has landed a project in St. Augustine, Florida. In four centuries, America’s oldest city has accumulated skeletons that should probably stay buried. Within a day of Faye’s arrival, a woman disappears, leaving behind blood, priceless artifacts, and a note asking for Faye’s help.

Devin Green wakes in the middle of the night to find two men in her bedroom. No stranger to a fight, she calls to her foster parents for help, but it soon becomes clear this is a planned abduction—one everyone but Devin signed up for. She’s shoved in a van and driven deep into the Idaho woods, where she’s dropped off with a cohort of equally confused teens. Finally, two camp counselors inform them that they've all been enrolled in an experimental therapy program.

On the Run in the Wild It was supposed to be a romantic camping trip on the Colorado River. When things go horribly wrong, Phoebe must escape deep into the wilderness. Alone in her canoe, with only her dog for help, Phoebe fights sickness and her own mind to survive. Haunted by the ghosts of her past, she fights bitterly against the viciousness of the forest. Danger lurks behind every bend of the river and Phoebe must fight for her life or become prey. A gripping thriller full of adventure, faith and psychological twists that will keep you guessing and burning through pages long into the ...