What’s Lost (A Peyton Risk Suspense Thriller—Book 7)

As victims appear in Badlands National Park, staged as specters straight out of local folklore, National Parks Officer Peyton Risk must navigate a labyrinth of legends to catch a murderer intent on turning myth into macabre reality—and ensure the park's ghostly tales remain just stories.

WHAT’S LOST (A Peyton Risk Suspense Thriller—Book 7) is Book #7 in a new series by mystery and suspense author Ella Swift.

Raised in the heart of the mountains by avid outdoors enthusiasts, Peyton followed in her parents’ footsteps and became an expert in the natural world. Until, at just 12 years old, an idyllic family camping trip in their favorite national park turned into a nightmare. Her parents were brutally murdered, the killer vanished into the wild, and the case went cold.

Despite being haunted by the unsolved deaths of her parents, Peyton turned her trauma into determination, studying environmental science in college and becoming a respected National Parks Officer. Peyton’s unique perspective blends an intuition for the outdoors with a sharp intellect that allows her to decipher secrets hidden within the parks—set on ensuring that no other family endures the same pain that hers did.

But will she find herself the next victim claimed in the park’s unforgiving wilderness?

A page-turning and harrowing thriller featuring a brilliant and tortured protagonist, the PEYTON RISK series is a riveting mystery, packed with non-stop action, suspense, twists and turns, revelations, and driven by a breakneck pace that will keep you flipping pages late into the night.

Future books in the series are also available!