Wilde, Book 1: The Boy from the Woods

From the number one New York Times best-selling author of Run Away comes this shocking thriller, in which a man with a mysterious past must find a missing teenage girl. Thirty years ago, Wilde was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past. Now an adult, he still doesn't know where he comes from, and another child has gone missing.

Hester Crimstein, a television criminal attorney, knows through her grandson that Naomi Pine, the missing child, was relentlessly bullied at school. Hester asks Wilde - with whom she shares a tragic connection - to use his unique skills to help find Naomi. No one seems to take Naomi's disappearance seriously, not even her father - with one exception.

Wilde can't ignore an outcast in trouble, but in order to find Naomi he must venture back into the community where he has never fit in, a place where the powerful are protected even when they harbor secrets that could destroy the lives of millions. Wilde must uncover these secrets before it's too late.

The powerful in this community are shielded, even when their secrets have the potential to devastate countless lives. Wilde, a man whose own past remains shrouded in mystery, is compelled to help the ostracized Naomi. Hester Crimstein, a television legal expert, has learned through her grandson that Naomi was mercilessly bullied at school. She enlists Wilde, with whom she shares a tragic bond, to utilize his unique abilities to find the missing girl.

Despite Naomi's father's apparent lack of concern, Wilde cannot turn his back on a troubled outsider. However, to locate Naomi, Wilde must re-enter a community where he has always felt like an outcast. Within this community, the influential and privileged are sheltered, even as they guard secrets that could ruin millions. Wilde must uncover these secrets before time runs out.

Thirty years ago, the boy who would become known as Wilde was discovered living wild in the woods, without any recollection of his past. Now an adult, Wilde's origins remain a mystery, and another child has vanished. This missing person case, a shocking thriller from the bestselling author of Run Away, compels Wilde to confront his own unclear history as he searches for the missing teenager.

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