You always check under your bed for monsters before you go to sleep. You never think to look right across the dinner table.
Detective Margot Phalen has spent over a year hunting San Francisco's most elusive predator-the Redwood Killer, who leaves his victims alongside the scenic trails of Muir Woods. Each murdered woman connects to the city's most powerful families-and the corruption leads straight to Margot's own police department.
With evidence that could bring down her Chief of Police, Margot finds herself caught between justice and survival. Only her partner Wes knows everything and truly sees her, stirring feelings she can't continue to ignore. With the FBI offering her a fresh start, Margot finally glimpses a future beyond the shadows of her past.
But her past refuses to let go. Ed Finch-her serial killer father; the monster who shaped her entire life-reels her in for one last showdown. When he offers to lead her to the grave of his final victim, she can't say no.
Can she face a final, deadly reckoning with the legacy she's spent her life trying to outrun?
This explosive conclusion to the Margot Phalen series will have you reading deep into the night. Fans of Robert Dugoni, Karin Slaughter and Gregg Olsen won't want to miss this gripping crime thriller.
Readers are obsessed with Out of the Woods:
"Obsessed obsessed obsessed!! Such a great read and love this series! Had me on the edge of my seat." Reader review, 5 stars
"WOW!! Detective Margot Phalen is a force to be reckoned with in this page-turning finale! GREAT book." Reader review, 5 stars
"The most spectacular and satisfying conclusion to a series I've ever read! Outstanding." Reader review, 5 stars
"What an incredibly tense and riveting book… I couldn't read this book fast enough." Reader review, 5 stars
"Intense, emotional, and had me hooked from the first page." Reader review, 5 stars
"Oh my god, I don't know if I want to cry and scream or just celebrate… such an epic conclusion to one of my favorite crime thrillers… such a page-turner of a series." Reader review, 5 stars
"Wow, what an end to the series. I've read all of them and without any spoilers, this is a fantastic book… Stunning." Reader review, 5 stars
"You won't be able to put it down! If you like detective thrillers with strong, heroines and emotional payoffs, this one's for you." Reader review, 5 stars
"Dark, gritty, and gripping with suspense and tension that you can feel in your bones, I honestly could not get enough." Reader review, 5 stars
"Margot is back. Suspense… edge of the seat secrets… mystery… love… friends… serial killer… the recipe for a page-turner. Wiley has done it again. I could not stop reading." Reader review, 5 stars
"The narrative builds to an explosive and utterly amazing climax that took my breath away. A must-read for fans of high-stakes police procedurals full of drama and suspense." Reader review, 5 stars
