“Colleen O’Brien casts a wicked, believable spell of deceit and heartbreak, a burn of a tale that begins to bubble and hiss, and then rapidly boil over. Imagine taking a walk in the woods with friends who have heartbreaking and monumental secrets to tell. Now imagine those friends are in Montana and the intertwine of their communal stories will take you to the edge of a precipice. Like all good mysteries, this story will catch you up. Baited is an intricately plotted masterpiece. A stunning, edge-of-your-seat drama. An exquisite all night read.” -Debra Magpie Earling author of Perma Red and The Lost Journals of Sacajewea