In the Woods They Wait by Lee South, Carrie

In the Woods They Wait

Years ago, she lost her brother. Now the woods have taken another. From a powerful new voice,...
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Author: Carrie Lee South
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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In the Woods They Wait by Lee South, Carrie

In the Woods They Wait

$34.80

In the Woods They Wait

$34.80
Author: Carrie Lee South
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Years ago, she lost her brother. Now the woods have taken another.

From a powerful new voice, a story that's at once a haunting southern gothic and a satisfying page-turner, perfect for fans of Stephen King and Liz Moore alike.

"Monstrously satisfying." ―Nat Cassidy, author of When the Wolf Comes Home

"Beautifully written, with a terrifying secret at its heart." ―Elizabeth Hand, author of A Haunting on the Hill

Fifteen years ago, Audrey Figg's little brother, Benny, vanished on a family vacation to Devil's Den state park, a day that split her life in two. Now, Audrey is a park ranger in the very same woods with expertise in wilderness search and rescue. Audrey has found a rhythm to her days: training new rangers, tending to injured hikers, protecting the backcountry, and still, searching.

When a little girl, Ivy, suddenly goes missing on the trails, Audrey can't help but notice the similarities to her own brother's case. As Audrey widens the scope of her search, she begins to believe Ivy wasn't merely lost; it looks like she was taken by something--and maybe Benny was too. Yet the closer Audrey comes to answers, the more old memories push to the surface. Audrey is haunted not only by her brother's loss, but a terrible secret from that day. A secret she has never shared with anyone.

Utterly absorbing and disquieting, In the Woods They Wait is an enthralling page-turner, one that asks how far you would go for a sense of closure--and what would you be willing to face to get it.

Author: Carrie Lee South
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 09/22/2026
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.40h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780316608985


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 07/01/2026
Publishers Weekly 07/20/2026

About the Author
Carrie Lee South earned her MFA at the Arkansas Writers Workshop where she served as the fiction editor for the literary magazine Arkana. She's currently the fiction editor at StoryBottle Co. Her work has appeared in Waxwing, F(r)iction, Iron Horse Literary Review, Tales to Terrify, and elsewhere. When she's not reading and writing, she's spending time with birds--the ones outside and the four parrots that live in her house.

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