Adventure is a Crafty Beast
Wilderness Thriller Author
Doug Sjoquist
Doug Sjoquist crafts thrillers set in America’s wilderness. Ordinary people seeking escape discover dangerous secrets instead–and must fight through external obstacles and their own fears to uncover the truth and survive.
Doug brings national parks and wild places to life. From deep forests to stark mountains, pristine waters to rugged deserts–adventure is waiting. And it’s a crafty beast.
Doug’s wilderness thrillers combine pulse-pounding adventure with the raw beauty of America’s backcountry. His characters face danger not just from human threats, but from the unforgiving wilderness itself—where one wrong decision changes everything.
Rescue missions that go catastrophically wrong. Secrets that should have stayed buried. Desperate races against time when help is impossibly far away. His stories put ordinary people in extraordinary situations and ask: what would you do when there’s no one else to save you?
If you love outdoor adventure, survival against the odds, and mysteries that unfold in wild places—welcome.
Coming soon!

Who rescues the rescuer?
Piper and her partner are deep in Pisgah National Forest for their wilderness rescue certification.
Find the victim. Get him out.
Simple…until it isn’t.
Through the gap and get help—that’s all she has to do.
If only it were that simple.