The God of the Woods A Novel

<b>INSTANT <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BESTSELLER<br><br>ONE OF THE <i>NEW YORK TIMES’S </i>NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2024</b><br><br><b>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BEST THRILLER OF 2024</b><br><br><b>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES </i>BEST CRIME NOVEL OF 2024</b><br><br><b><i>PEOPLE </i>MAGAZINE’S #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR</b><br><br><b>ONE OF NPR’S “BOOKS WE LOVE” 2024</b><br><br><b>ONE OF <i>TIME MAGAZINE’S </i>“100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024”</b><br><br><b>“Extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt’s 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air.” —Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR</b><br><br><b>“This expertly paced thriller …has the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries.” —The New Yorker</b><br><br><b>When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide</b><br><br>Early morning, August 1975: a camp counselor discovers an empty bunk. Its occupant, Barbara Van Laar, has gone missing. Barbara isn’t just any thirteen-year-old: she’s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region’s residents. And this isn’t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara’s older brother similarly vanished fourteen years ago, never to be found.<br><br>As a panicked search begins, a thrilling drama unfolds. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community working in its shadow, Moore’s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore’s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.