Alone in the Wild

A Rockton Novel (Casey Duncan Novels, Book 5)

By: Kelley Armstrong

Narrated by: Thérèse Plummer

In number-one New York Times best-selling author Kelley Armstrong's latest thriller, the hidden town of Rockton is about to face a challenge none of them saw coming: a baby.

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 18, 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.

Number-one New York Times best-selling author Kelley Armstrong again delivers an engaging, tense thriller set in perhaps the most interesting town in all of contemporary crime fiction.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books

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Better and better

I love this series- and it just keeps getting better. The mystery was engaging and twisty. The foreshadowing was not obvious. And the character development is excellent. I am still enjoying the interplay with Petra and interested to see what comes next!

Another Success

The writer plus the narrator make a great team. The story is engaging and exciting. The narrator is not only accurate, but an excellent performer with good characterizations. I look forward to reading more in this series!

Better Than Expected

When I read the summary I wasn't sure this one would be as good as the others but I was pleasantly surprised. This was one of my favorites in the series. As always relatable characters, excellent narration, enjoyable story.

The series continues to shine!

4.5 Stars

Rockton is unknown to the general population, set up in the Yukon, off-the-grid, and a place formed for those on the run from danger. An abusive husband, a stalker, unfair conviction? Rockton is your place to hide until the dust settles. Supposedly inhabitants are vetted so that no violent criminals are allowed in, but in the past books we’ve learned that this isn’t true.

Eric, the Sherriff of Rockton and Casey, the town’s Homicide Detective are a close team working together to keep order, their residents safe, and to solve whatever crimes. However, they’re more than that, and have been almost from the start, and part of the big draw to this series for me is their romance. There’s no drama stemming from unnecessary relationship conflict, rather the drama is from the danger they face daily from residents, the Hostiles, or from the outside Settlements.

In Alone in the Wild Casey and Eric find a very young baby, clutched in the arms of a murdered woman. Was this baby taken from her family, and if so why? They need to find a killer as well, so they set off to find answers from the two Settlements, and Tyrone Cypher the former Sherriff of Rockton.

I’ve been eagerly looking forward to Alone in the Wild and was pleased to finally get answers about the Hostiles, and a glimpse into the lives of the Settlers, people who chose to stay in the area rather than go back home after their five years at Rockton were up. Were introduced to a few new, interesting characters and a couple that sent shivers done my spine, anticipating the threats and danger they may pose in the future. I think this installment really set things up for future dealings with the Settlements and maybe some interventions with the Hostiles?

Eric and Casey, as usual, make a phenomenal team, although there was a scene where I wanted to shake Casey for being reckless, but it was a minor annoyance. With being stuck with a baby, Casey and Eric faced some fears and made a plan for the future, whatever it may bring. I loved their approach!

Rockton is one of my all-time favorite series’ and Alone in the Wild was another riveting installment fans won’t want to miss! If you haven’t tried this series yet, I highly recommend it! For audio book junkies (like myself) the audios of Rockton are amazing! Therese Plummer is one of my all-time favorite narrators!

Absolutely amazing

Love love love love love! This book was so amazing from start to finish!!! LOVE!

Fantastic! I missed Casey and the gang

I love this series, and this book didn’t disappoint! Best narrator ever! I finished this in a day while working. I wish I had more of Rockton ❤️

The best

This entire series is so captivating. I highly recommend this series to friends looking for a great new read.

More, please!

I am so enjoying this series! The storylines are great, the narration is amazing, the relationship between Casey and Dalton is just so darn good. I hope Ms. Armstrong writes many more in the Rockton series.

Can’t get enough of Casey, Dalton and Rockton

This author makes you want to actually know Casey and Dalton (Eric). Love their adventures and their relationship. The Narrator, Therese Plummer draws me in with the right tones and inflections in the right places. I hope Kelley writes 20 more books in this series and Therese narrates them All.

Love Rockton

Both the author and narrator have done an awesome job with this whole series! Can’t wait for the next one! 😊