"Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. When he takes on the case of Maggie St. James--a well-known author of dark, macabre children's books--he's led to a place many believed to be only a legend. Called Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the 1970s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. By all accounts, the commune shouldn't exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it . . . he disappears. Just like Maggie St. James. Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis's abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when there's a risk of bringing a disease--rot--into Pastoral. Unraveling the mystery of what happened reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, keep from one another. Secrets that prove their perfect, isolated world isn't as saf

Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. When he takes on the case of Maggie St. James, a well-known author of dark, macabre children₂s books, he₂s led to a place many believed to be only a legend. Called Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the 1970s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. By all accounts, the commune shouldn₂t exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it⁵he disappears. Just like Maggie St. James. Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis₂s abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when there₂s a risk of bringing a disease, rot, into Pastoral. Unraveling the mystery of what happened reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, keep from one another. Secrets that prove their perfect, isolated world isn₂t as safe as th

"The New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Deep weaves a richly atmospheric adult debut following three residents of a secluded, seemingly peaceful commune as they investigate the disappearances of two outsiders. Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. When he takes on the case of Maggie St. James-a well-known author of dark, macabre children's books-he's led to a place many believed to be only a legend. Called Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the 1970s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. By all accounts, the commune shouldn't exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it...he disappears. Just like Maggie St. James. Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis's abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when there's a risk of bringing a di

"Travis Wren tiene un talento inusual para localizar a gente perdida. Contratado como último recurso por familiares desesperados, tan solo necesita un objeto para encontrar a la persona que ha desaparecido. Cuando acepta el caso de Maggie St. James, una conocida autora de libros infantiles oscuros y macabros, termina en un lugar que muchos creían que era tan solo leyenda. Conocida como Pastoral, esta comunidad solitaria fue fundada por personas de ideas afines que perseguían una forma de vida más sencilla. Pero poco después de que Travis encuentre el lugar. desaparece. Como Maggie St. James. Años más tarde, Theo, habitante de toda la vida de Pastoral, descubre el camión abandonado de Travis más allá de los confines de la comunidad. Nadie puede entrar en ella ni abandonarla, porque siempre hay un precio que pagar: la podredumbre. Al desentrañar el misterio de lo que sucedió, se revelan secretos que Theo, su esposa, Calla, y su hermana, Bee, se ocultan entre ellos. Misterios que demuestr