THE WILD ONE
“An audacious, revelatory début… McKeegan skewers platitudes of American success and the delicate threads that bind our relationships." —Oprah Daily
Amanda Brooks is a born-and-bred New Yorker with an envious life: she’s in a great graduate school program, lives in a cozy Tribeca apartment, and is head-over-heels for her handsome, committed boyfriend. But Amanda’s life isn’t as picture perfect as it seems. For over a decade she’s been hiding a dark secret—a secret that goes back to that summer at Camp Catalpa when a man died in the woods. Fellow campers Catherine and Meg were there too, and in the years since, not one of them has ever spoken about what happened that day.
Until Amanda slips—and the truth threatens to explode the tightly controlled façade of her life.
When her past begins to poison her present, threatening her relationship, Amanda has no one to turn to except the two women who know her most monstrous self. Reuniting with Catherine and Meg one last time, Amanda is desperate to put the demons of that twisted summer to rest.
But when trusting anyone, even one another, starts to feel like a wildly risky proposition, just how far will these three go to keep the truth from emerging—and their lives from unraveling?
"A gripping mystery, but equally as compelling is McKeegan’s exploration of the complicated psyche of female friendships, unresolved trauma, and the desperate lengths girls will go to in order to fit in." — Elle
"The engaging prose and razor-sharp twists and turns will keep readers on the edges of their seats until the very last page." — Jo Piazza, bestselling coauthor of We Are Not Like Them
“If you like your s'mores with a side of suspense, The Wild One serves up plenty of sticky situations (of both varieties) to devour.” — People
"If you loved Yellowjackets, you'll be obsessed with [The Wild One].” — Marie Claire
“A sizzling thriller that will have you rushing toward the end.” — Cosmopolitan
"[The Wild One] has hints of Tana French and Tara Isabella Burton without being as dark. An engaging thriller that touches on tough topics without becoming voyeuristic." — Kirkus Reviews