Forest Trap

In a forest of secrets, every monster leaves a trace.After years hunting killers in the city, happily divorced Detective Rose Landgreen retreats to her childhood farm in upstate New York—ready for quieter cases, fresh air, and time with her aging mother. But peace is short-lived when a local dog walker uncovers a shallow grave in the woods behind her family’s land.As Rose digs deeper, the case unearths more than bones: a long-cold disappearance, whispers of a gruesome local legend, and the kind of secrets that twist a town in on itself. With a rookie partner too green to trust and a community convinced something monstrous stalks the forest, Rose must rely on her instincts and confront the ghosts of her past—before history repeats itself.Gripping and atmospheric, this character-driven police procedural is perfect for fans of small-town mysteries with a dark, psychological edge.