The In-Laws by Laura Wolfe

In The In-Laws by Laura Wolfe coming out in January, bride-to-be Abigail Cates and groom-to-be Pete Mitchell have planned a bonding activity in Hiawana National Forest in Michigan with both sets of parents: Kristen and John Cates  and Darla and Kenny Mitchell. The parents met once for dinner at a restaurant that did not go well, so Abigail is hoping three days in the woods with a scout from Team Wilderness would help everyone get better acquainted.

The going is rough as the refined Cates and the coarse Mitchells interact. Pete has distanced himself from his parents as their ways embarrass him what with Darla being into the mystic world and his father an ex-con who Pete never told Abigail about. On the other hand, Abigail is close to her parents; Kristen is a psychiatrist, and John runs his own commercial real estate enterprise.

But not is all that it appears to be. Abigail has actually plotted with the guide, Liam, to help her plan a very different experience than the one the others expect. Terrifying things begin to happen in the forest, and the campers are ready to pack it in on Day One. Things only get worse, leaving one in the party dead.

In the end as everyone’s secrets unravel and Liam has gone for help as one of them has an injury and cannot possibly finish the hike, how will the campers be rescued as they are now down to their last granola bars, and it is only Day Two? Is there a murderer among them or did the victim simply have an accident? The book comes to a startling end and a revealing deception, with one more death occurring before this twisty psychological thriller comes to a close.

Laura Wolfe, a lover of animals and nature, has written a total of six adult thrillers including We Live Next Door, Her Best Friend’s Lie, She Lies Alone, Top Producer, and Two Widows. She also writes a YA mystery series. The author lives in Michigan where her thrillers are set.