Helena Pelletier grew up in the remote wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, raised in a cabin by a mother who was kidnapped as a teenager and a father who kept them both captive. She learned to hunt, track, and survive in the marshlands under her father's brutal tutelage, unaware of his crimes until his eventual arrest. Years later, having built a normal suburban life, Helena discovers her father has escaped from prison. She realizes her specialized survival skills are the only tools sharp enough to navigate the wetlands and recapture him before he reaches her own children.
Readers of psychological suspense and survivalist fiction find this narrative useful for its technical details on tracking and swamp navigation. It appeals to those interested in the psychological lasting effects of Stockholm syndrome and the conflict of a daughter who still admires her father’s woodcraft despite his predatory nature. The reader gains an understanding of how isolation shapes identity and leaves with a realistic depiction of what it takes to survive in an unforgiving natural landscape against a familiar hunter.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
