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A review by helendeu
Wild Place by Christian White
5.0
In the summer of 1989, a local teen goes missing from the idyllic suburb of Camp Hill in Australia. As rumours of Satanic rituals swirl, schoolteacher Tom Witter becomes convinced he holds the key to the disappearance. When the police won't listen, he takes matters into his own hands with the help of the missing girl's father and a local neighbourhood watch group.
But as dark secrets are revealed and consequences to past actions are faced, Tom learns that the only way out of the darkness is to walk deeper into it. Wild Place peels back the layers of suburbia, exposing what s hidden underneath guilt, desperation, violence and attempts to answer the question: Why do good people do bad things?
Oh my. I have read books by Christian White before and this is his best yet. Even though I listened to it as an audio book, this was such a ‘page turner’, I listened to it in one day (my house got a better clean than I was planning just so I could keep l listening!). White masterfully weaves in the fear of the occult that was prevalent in the 80s/90s as well as creating characters that are incredibly believable, even if they’re not exactly likeable. Just when you think you have a handle on things, White makes a sharp right and you need to get your bearings again. And then, just when you think it’s all over, there is one last twist. This is a 5 star read. I can’t wait to read another of his books.
But as dark secrets are revealed and consequences to past actions are faced, Tom learns that the only way out of the darkness is to walk deeper into it. Wild Place peels back the layers of suburbia, exposing what s hidden underneath guilt, desperation, violence and attempts to answer the question: Why do good people do bad things?
Oh my. I have read books by Christian White before and this is his best yet. Even though I listened to it as an audio book, this was such a ‘page turner’, I listened to it in one day (my house got a better clean than I was planning just so I could keep l listening!). White masterfully weaves in the fear of the occult that was prevalent in the 80s/90s as well as creating characters that are incredibly believable, even if they’re not exactly likeable. Just when you think you have a handle on things, White makes a sharp right and you need to get your bearings again. And then, just when you think it’s all over, there is one last twist. This is a 5 star read. I can’t wait to read another of his books.