Yosemite Lies

A Thriller of Friendship, Betrayal, and Survival in the Wilderness

By: Derek Catron

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Two women enter the wilderness. Only one of them knows the truth. And someone out there wants both of them dead.

Best friends Kate Johnston and Veronica Hammond escape to Yosemite’s backcountry to forget the men who have derailed their lives—Kate’s controlling ex and Veronica’s ruthless soon-to-be-ex-husband, who built a tech empire with her and is now trying to cut her out. What’s supposed to be a healing weekend quickly curdles into unease: a pair of aggressive campers who won’t take no for an answer … a handsome stranger whose past feels unnervingly familiar … and the chilling sense that someone is following them.

When violence erupts, the women are thrust into a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Every trail offers danger. Every man they meet could be a threat. And every buried secret they’ve tried to outrun is suddenly a weapon that can be used against them.

As Kate races to survive—and to protect the friend who once saved her—she uncovers a truth far more shocking than the hunters closing in. Because in Yosemite’s vast wilderness, the real betrayal isn’t limited to the unknown. And in a deadly race across the mountains, the line between protector and betrayer begins to blur.

A tense, twist-packed thriller about female friendship, ambition, and the lies that follow us into the wild.
Kirkus Reviews calls Yosemite Lies “a riveting tale about friendship and betrayal… a lot of intriguing twists and turns, and the big reveal is a shocking one.”