Into the Fall

A Thriller

By: Tamara L. Miller

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

From debut author Tamara L. Miller comes a suspenseful psychological thriller tracking the mysteries of a seemingly mundane life as they come to light in the vast, unforgiving Canadian wilderness.

For better or for worse, Sarah Anderson has it all: a thriving career, a nice home in Ottawa, two young kids…and a marriage coming apart at the seams.

Then her husband, Matthew, vanishes without a trace during a family vacation up north. Sarah and her children are nearly lost among the slumbering lakes, treacherous cliffs, and brooding forests of the Canadian Shield. A glacier-scraped realm of ancient beauty and terror, it’s a world away from the safety of the suburbs. And a big storm is brewing.

A kind rural lawman comes to their aid and takes an interest in the case. The trail goes cold, however, launching Sarah into a yearlong odyssey to find her husband. On the way, she must reconnect with her estranged sister and duck the suspicions of a slick city police officer. But that’s nothing compared to unearthing the dark secrets buried deep in the granite of her marriage—and in herself.

©2025 by Tamara Miller. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“Hillary Huber delivers another great audio performance voicing this adventurous mystery set in the glacier-carved wilderness of the Canadian Shield. Huber skillfully embodies the distraught confusion of Sarah Anderson when her husband inexplicably disappears on a backcountry canoe trip. She also reflects Sarah's anger and feelings of betrayal when she discovers her husband appears to have been living a secret double life. Huber nails the distinct subtlety of an Eastern Canadian accent, which is important for an audiobook so heavily rooted in the Canadian landscape. Both the audiobook's setting and plot are ominous and intriguing, and Huber's nuanced performance augments their invocations of beauty and terror.”—AudioFile Magazine

“A thrilling ride of a debut. Do not miss this one.”—Lucinda Berry, bestselling author of Keep Your Friends Close

“With a captivating story and complex family dynamics, secrets abound in this stellar debut from Miller. You’ll be looking over your shoulder long after the explosive ending. Don’t trust anyone!”—J.T. Ellison, New York Times bestselling author of It’s One of Us

Pleasantly Surprised

Lovely storytelling, fleshed out characters and plot twists in a way that it kept me wanting more. I’m definitely looking out for the next book from this author.

Keeps you guessing!

There's we're some surprises and turns I didn't expect. I thought the characters were well described.

Sketchy Format

Once again, a promising plot that never developed fully. Author just skips over opportunities to develop depth of story.

Not a thriller!

I listen to three audio books a week and did not find any real OMG moments. I will say the narration was very well done.

Unlikable MFC

I couldn’t get onboard with Sara’s character. She was unlikable and annoying. I tried to finish listening but just couldn’t. The wasn’t credible when it came to recounting events, yet the detectives didn’t press for answers?? DNF

Well written story

I'm not sure why there are so many negative ratings. It's a slow read but it is well written. There are some surprises in this story. A good read.

Plotline

Intriguing storyline with captivating ending; very entertaining throughout course of audiobook and read well from audio standpoint

Great story!

I was super invested, curious to find out what really happened that night while camping.

The author did a fantastic job developing the plot in a way that it kept me guessing, wondering, coming up with possible theories.

If you are in the mood for a good mystery, grab this one!

Reader

Very good plot but slow paced and at times confusing but the reader was excellent and told the story well

So so

Seemed to drag on a bit. I was wishing it would get to the point.