Beast of the North Woods, Annelise Ryan
Beast of the North Woods, Annelise Ryan
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Beast of the North Woods

Author: Annelise Ryan

Narrator: Susan Bennett

Unabridged: 9 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 01/28/2025


Synopsis

When a local fisherman is mauled to death, it seems like the only possible cause is a mythical creature in the latest puzzling entry in this USA Today bestselling series.

An ice fisherman is savagely mauled to death in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, and an eyewitness claims the man was attacked by a hodag. There's just one problem with that: it's well known that the creature is not real and was created by a local hoaxer. So how could an imaginary creature be chomping on local sportsmen? 

The suggestion that a hodag killed someone isn’t well received by the townsfolk because of its beloved ties to the town and the money it generates from tourist dollars. Due to this, people begin to suspect the witness is the real killer, especially when it’s discovered he has a tangled past with the victim. 

The witness to the attack happens to be the nephew of Morgan Carter’s bookstore employee, Rita Bosworth, who convinces the professional cryptozoologist to travel to Wisconsin to prove that a hodag not only exists but killed the victim. 

Clues may be hard to come by, but one thing's for sure: something killed that man, and that something now has its eyes focused on Morgan.

About The Author

Annelise Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of multiple mystery series, including the Mattie Winston Mysteries. A retired ER nurse, she now writes full-time from her Wisconsin home.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Robin Loves on December 24, 2024

Morgan Carter, the owner of the quirky bookstore “Odds and Ends,” is also a cryptozoologist. She’s been hired to hunt for legendary creatures like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. But this time, she’s on a mission to find a hodag, a mythical creature from Algonquian folklore. Beyond her bookstore r......more

Goodreads review by Tammy on March 04, 2025

This cover immediately grabbed my attention, then there’s the Bigfoot phenomena I grew up hearing about.. as a child scared me, believed in it. Curiosity got the best of me. It looked like a fun popcorn mystery, and it was! I’ve never heard of a “hodag” but it apparently is a real thing, statues and......more

Goodreads review by Mary on February 10, 2025

I can no longer pretend that the MC of this series acts or speaks like anyone even remotely close to the age she’s supposed to be (20s? 30s?) and YET - I love it anyways. These quirky Wisconsin mysteries are near and dear to my heart, and despite all of my misgivings, I will probably read them forev......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on February 18, 2025

I’ve really enjoyed the first two books in Annelise Ryan’s Door County Cryptozoologist series, fun, lighthearted mysteries with just the right mix of monster lore, adventure, and humor. Unfortunately, book three didn’t quite hit the mark for me. The premise is intriguing, a murder possibly linked to......more

Goodreads review by Gwendolyn on January 30, 2025

Now is this a “good book?” I’m not sure. But who cares because it was fun and I really enjoyed this book in the series. Interesting twist as always !!!......more