The most dangerous trap isn’t the earth above him—it’s the fear inside his mind.

Under Your Feet

~Pamela Fields

Under Your Feet by Pamela Fields is a taut, atmospheric psychological thriller pulling readers straight into a nightmare that refuses to let them breathe until the final page.

A once inspired engineer, Nathan MacFarlane, has fallen into a life of uniformity. No longer feeling the passion that once defined his career, Nathan’s days are orderly and efficient. When an email promising a challenge that begins to reignite that spark he once felt, Nathan heads out to what he hopes will be a new beginning.

After stopping for a short rest, Nathan wakes entombed – his car buried deep underground with him still inside. As panic sets in and air begins to run out, his only hope of survival is his own mind. All training, ingenuity and determination will be tested as he races against time, dwindling oxygen and his growing despair. Will Nathan find an escape plan before time – and oxygen – run out? Or will he succumb to his own madness creating a casket of his own in the shape of his car?

Fields captures both the claustrophobic physical setting while venturing into the unraveling mental state of Nathan’s experience. Her writing is sharp, vivid, and immersive – you literally feel the weight of the earth pressing down. Suffocating panic, flickering moments of hope and terror. The elevating factor in the story is Nathan himself. Fields doesn’t write him as an untouchable genius. He’s a man with vulnerabilities, doubts, and fears – makes his struggles deeply human and wholly relatable.

Under Your Feet is a quick novella that will stick with you long after the final sentence. Suspenseful, gripping and haunting – Fields gives you a psychological thriller with situations that are real, heart-pounding, somewhat disturbing, and will keep you breathless.

Pre-order Under Your Feet now for its September 16, 2025 release – I promise, you don’t want to miss this chilling descent into survival and madness.

I would like to thank Pamela Fields and Books with Benefits for the opportunity to Alpha/Beta/ARC read Under Your Feet. As always, all opinions and reviews are of my own volition. I have not been promised any compensation, current or future, by the author, publisher or promoter for a fair and honest review.

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