Wild Sign
- 368
- Pages
- about 7 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #2
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Our view
“Wild Sign” is an eerie “Alpha and Omega” mystery in which Charles and Anna investigate a California mountain town whose people have all vanished. Patricia Briggs keeps the focus on the couple and the Marrok’s pack, and some longtime readers return to her werewolves with real pleasure. Others find the middle stretch flat even though the opening and the ending hold them. As the sixth book, it reads best for those already following the series.
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About the book
In the wilds of the Northern California mountains, all the inhabitants of a small town have gone missing. It's as if the people picked up and left their possessions behind. With a mystery on their hands and no jurisdiction on private property, the FBI dumps the whole problem in the lap of the land owner, Aspen Creek, Inc.--aka the business organization of the Marrok's pack. Somehow, the pack of the Wolf Who Rules is connected to a group of vanished people. Werewolves Charles Cornick and Anna Latham are tasked with investigating, and soon find that a deserted town is the least of the challenges they face. Death sings in the forest, and when it calls, Charles and Anna must answer. Something has awakened in the heart of the California mountains, something old and dangerous--and it has met werewolves before.
Reading order · Alpha and Omega
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.4 across 74 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 33% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.1 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.4 | 74 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Wild Sign?
It has 368 pages — shorter than 85% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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