by Harlan Coben
First published 2022
Wilde knows almost nothing about himself. Someone found him as a feral child in the Ramapo mountains of New Jersey. Now he calls himself Wilde, the boy from the woods. Somewhere between 35 and 45 years old, he finally gets a DNA match. His father. They meet, but his father never knew he had a son. The reunion solves nothing. Wilde keeps searching for answers on DNA websites. He joins a group of online doxxers who expose anonymous trolls. Then members of this secret community start dying. A serial killer targets the doxxers one by one. Wilde realizes he could be next. His search for identity becomes a fight for survival. The man who grew up alone in the wilderness must face a predator who hunts in the digital age.
Genres: mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Setting: Ramapo Mountains, New Jersey
Period: Spring 2022
343 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: violence