Into the Jungle
Erica Ferencik
Paperback
(Gallery/Scout Press, March 3, 2020)
In this âhypnotic, violent, unsparingâ (A.J. Banner, USA TODAY bestselling author) thriller from the author of the âhaunting, twisting thrill rideâ (Megan Miranda, New York Times bestselling author) The River at Night, a young woman leaves behind everything she knows to take on the Bolivian jungle, but her excursion abroad quickly turns into a fight for her life.Lily Bushwold thought sheâd found the antidote to endless foster care and group homes: a teaching job in Bolivia. As soon as she could steal enough cash for the plane, she was on it. When the gig falls through, world-weary Lily decides to stay in Bolivia when an intense passion finds her in the form she least expected: Omar, a savvy, handsome local man whoâd abandoned his life as a hunter in Ayacheroâa remote jungle villageâto try his hand at city life. When Omar learns that a jaguar has killed his four-year-old nephew in Ayachero, he gives Lily a choice: Stay alone in the unforgiving city, or travel to the last in a string of ever-more-isolated river towns in the jungles of Bolivia. Thirty-foot anaconda? Puppy-sized spiders? Vengeful shamans with unspeakable powers? Lovestruck Lily is oblivious. She follows Omar to this ruthless new world of lawless poachers, bullheaded missionaries, and desperate indigenous tribes driven to the brink of extinction. To survive, Lily must navigate the jungleâits wonders as well as its terrorsâusing only her wits and resilience. âGripping, breathtaking, and exquisitely toldâInto the Jungle pulls you into another world, returning you forever transformedâ (Wendy Walker, USA TODAY bestselling author).