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Tye Caine Wilderness Mysteries
Series · 5 books · 2019-2025

Books in series

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#1

The Valley of Lost Children

2019

It starts with a footprint. It ends with a murder. Wildlife tracker and wilderness survival expert Tye Caine just wants to live in the woods and be left alone, but a killer haunts the misty forests of the Pacific Northwest. When someone attempts to abduct a child, and a local resident is murdered, Tye is drawn into a web of hidden secrets and madness. Soon he finds himself teamed up with a motley crew of the local librarian, a retired detective, his best friend, and a local blacksmith with a secret. First, they try to separate the truth from lies, then find themselves just trying to survive. If you like mysteries set in the wilderness, with a hint of the supernatural, download Valley of Lost Children today. You might want to leave the lights on.
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#3

Wild Mind

2022

When a frightened mother asks woodsman and tracker Tye Caine to find her missing son, he can’t say no. The search takes him deep into the wilderness of the Cascade Mountains, where he finds a group of people who want to live a wild life. The only catch is one of them might be a killer. If that wasn’t complicated enough, he sees visions of people he knows are dead. Soon he finds himself on the run with no gear, no supplies, and no options. That’s familiar territory for Tye, but this time he’s terrified that any mistake will cost him the woman he loves. If you couldn’t wait to finish Primitive Weapons, if you binge-watch survival shows, if you love a good mystery with a hint of the supernatural, buy Wild Mind today.
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#4

Warrior Soul

2023

Mysterious footprints in the forest. A shot in the dark. A dead man in a forest clearing. Tye Caine tries to help out a neighbor but is sucked into a mystery from the past. At the same time, he tries to find out who has been hiding on his property. Visions of dead people still haunt his dreams, and he doesn't know why. It seems like he's moving close to an answer, but does he really want to know? If you stayed up too late reading Wild Mind, if you couldn't wait to finish Primitive Weapons, if you're the kind of person who looks in the forest and wonders what is in there, check out Warrior Soul today!
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#5

Taking Refuge

2024

When a reality TV show contestant goes missing, woodsman and tracker Tye Caine unravels a decades-old mystery. As he follows a dark and twisted trail, specters from his past come back to haunt him. Tye can only trust his girlfriend Kaity and his friend Gary as they navigate the heat-blasted high desert of eastern Washington state. Then, when they thought things couldn’t get any weirder, mysterious lights on the mountain flash a message to someone lurking below, and Tye starts seeing a woman who has been dead for a hundred years.
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#5

Spirit Lake

A Tye Caine Wilderness Mystery

2025

It was supposed to be a vacation. Woodsman and wildlife tracker Tye Caine and his girlfriend Kaity were looking forward to some relaxation in the Alaska backcountry. But they can’t escape the trouble that follows them, and soon they find themselves in a harrowing struggle to survive. Old mysteries come back to haunt them, and new threats emerge. It will take all of their skills and a bit of luck to survive at Spirit Lake.

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