The difference between the two most powerful relationships in her life is striking, yet also bear some strong similarities.

Seeing the story through Elka's eyes is intriguing, as she begins at a fairly young age and, though young by the end, she's certainly no longer an innocent child. I started out not caring much about her one way or the other, and found that by the end I'd formed a connection of sorts, caring what happened to her - both internally and externally. Elka is a strong, but seriously flawed, protagonist. It will wind it's way into your mind, popping up at odd and unexpected times as you try to figure out what's coming next. This book most certainly delivers when it comes to the pure psychological hook. There will be a reckoning, one that will push friendships to the limit and force Elka to confront the dark memories of her past.' But Lyon is never far behind – and she’s not the only one following Elka’s every move. Even worse, Magistrate Lyon is hot on his trail, and she wants to talk to Elka.Įlka flees into the vast wilderness, determined to find her true parents. Her Trapper – Kreagar Hallet – is wanted for murder. What do you do when the man who gave you everything turns out to be a killer?Įverything Elka knows of the world she learned from the man she calls Trapper, the solitary hunter who took her under his wing when she was just seven years old.īut when Elka sees the Wanted poster in town, her simple existence is shattered. Goodreads Teaser: 'A debut literary thriller from an incredible new voice. Though I received this book for free, that has no impact upon the honesty of my review. I would like to thank Crown Publishers & LibraryThing's Early Reviewer Program for a copy of this ARC to review. Lewis takes the reader on an overwhelmingly grim odyssey that highlights the striking wilderness landscape and Elka's grit. But Elka is woefully ill-prepared to handle the human predators who cross her path. Trapper's years of tutelage have well equipped Elka with the hunting, tracking, and other skills she will need to try to elude both him and a relentless magistrate, Jennifer Lyon, who gets on his (and her) trail. He's wanted for multiple murders, in which she will soon be sought as an accomplice. On a rare visit to a distant town for supplies, Elka gets an alarmingly different picture of her protector.

Known to her as Trapper, he's the only parental figure she has known. A stern woodsman took in Elka when she was seven. Elka, the 17-year-old orphan who narrates this arresting, if grisly, debut from Titan Books managing editor Lewis, struggles for survival in the land once known as British Columbia, which has been laid waste by two wars that destroyed most of humankind.

The wolf road by beth lewis