The Wild Dead

“This thrilling postapocalyptic mystery, which demonstrates the author’s wide range of style, will please Vaughn’s many fans.” –Library Journal, starred review “Enid is a capable, honest, relentless seeker of answers, and her investigation is reminiscent of classic hardboiled mysteries. Despite an almost palpable air of claustrophobic foreboding, this tale still manages to convey a sense of hope and optimism.” –Publishers Weekly “Structurally, this is a standard police procedural; it’s the environment, the carefully constructed future society, that gives it a unique flavor. Beautifully executed.” –Booklist“This thrilling postapocalyptic mystery, which demonstrates the author’s wide range of style, will please Vaughn’s many fans.” - Library Journal (starred review)“Enid is a capable, honest, relentless seeker of answers, and her investigation is reminiscent of classic hardboiled mysteries. Despite an almost palpable air of claustrophobic foreboding, this tale still manages to convey a sense of hope and optimism.” - Publishers Weekly“Structurally, this is a standard police procedural; it’s the environment, the carefully constructed future society, that gives it a unique flavor. Beautifully executed.” - Booklist“The Wild Dead is a tightly plotted mind-thrill … This is the feminist dystopian mystery series you didn’t know you needed.” - Meg Elison, Philip K. Dick Award-winning author of The Road to Nowhere series“An intriguing mystery made compelling by its post-apocalyptic setting … Another great read from Vaughn.” - S. M. Stirling, New York Times best-selling author of The Sky-Blue Wolves and Dies the Fire

CARRIE VAUGHN is the best-selling author of the Kitty Norville series, as well as the superhero novels Dreams of the Golden Age and After the Golden Age, the young adult novels Voices of Dragons and Steel, the fantasy novel Discord’s Apple, and the post-apocalyptic mystery Bannerless.