Pinerock has always been known as "The Sleepy Town Beneath the Mountain," projecting a front of peace and solitude. But Cooper Elliot knows better: there's a creature in the woods out there. He's determined to figure out what it is at any cost-but when an old friend returns to Pinerock to find answers of her own, it puts them both in greater danger than either realize....

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From horror novelist D. Pines returns the novel debut and first in the series of When the Woods Fall Silent. A story of fear, trauma, and closure, When the Woods Fall Silent book one will leave you on the edge of your seat in an authentic experience enjoyable to eclectic outdoorspeople and indoor bookworms alike.

Praise for When the Woods Fall Silent:

"When the Woods Fall Silent is an enchanting and captivating work of fiction that, for a New Mexican, feels entirely probable. It's the kind of story you feel like you've grown up hearing bits and pieces of, given life by a haunting backstory and characters that can easily be empathized with." - Josh Hyde, Dark Room Horror

"When The Woods Fall Silent is a thrilling novel about a folk tale in a small suburban setting. The story balances the emotional and physical stakes delicately, and the horror and tension that unfold throughout the narrative leave you with a delightful feeling of foreboding. If you're looking for a horror story with a folk tale, balanced emotional and physical stakes interwoven in a small New Mexican setting, When the Woods Fall Silent is for you." - S. L. Phanes, Author of Doppelganger

"Decadent in southwestern folklore, the tale told by When the Woods Fall Silent will wrap you in the impending danger of silence that unfolds from the trees that lurk in the forest to the unforgiving sands of the desert." - Courtney Treglia, Author of Lost Objects & Found Memories