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Author Doug Sjoquist November 2025

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.

Another new story coming soon!

Royale Deception
Phase:Writing
Due:3 days ago
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He thought the most dangerous thing about Isle Royale was Lake Superior. He was wrong.

A father-son sea kayak trip along the remote north shore of Isle Royale.

Five people, five kayaks, no cell service. A week of paddling some of the most exposed coastline in the Great Lakes.

What could go wrong?

Adventure Is a Crafty Beast

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