College professor Erik Summers has a situation any person would love: two beautiful women competing for his affection.  On the one hand there is his next door neighbor Alice White; on the second hand his recently divorced ex wife Debra.  To add to his circumstances there are several female students who are also in love with him.  As if that were not enough conflict, Alice is in therapy about a secret that she finally reveals to Eric.

This novel is classified under the horror genre, and it is easy to see why, once the secret is revealed.  The author fills the story with believable characters caught up in the web that is cast by Alice.  The situation she is dealing with is real but no one believes her until her closet life is revealed.

What made the tale more interesting was the character Debra, who divorced Eric and wants him back just for the fun of it and to create a wedge in the relationship he has with Alice.

I found this to be one of the most fascinating novels I have read in a long time.  What Alice does with dog food, when she does not even own a dog, is very interesting and memorable, as is the way the way her underground life is revealed, making for a shocking revelation.  What makes this more remarkable is that the people Dennis Danvers writes about are not so farfetched.  They are realistically caught up in the same conflicts we all face every day. Wilderness is a first class read that should be at the top of anyone’s list who likes a good horror or fantasy page turner.