The God of the Woods: A Novel [B0860]

2025 PB in nice clean condition. A NEW YORK TIMES BEST THRILLER OF 2024. "This expertly paced thriller has the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries." -The New Yorker. When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide. 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. 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.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "Excellent read! Books like this are why I read."; "Just… wow. It’s both a beautiful, tender tale of friendship and a heart-stabbing tangled family drama. It has small parts of love stories, small parts of backstabbing, and small parts of nostalgia for a bygone era of a 1970s camp set in the Adirondack mountains. That scene is as much a character as all of the rest that Moore has conjured up. The ending is one that left me satisfied. Enjoy your adventure, be safe, and keep your wits about you as you embark upon your hike in the mountains alongside The God of the Woods."; "Such a heartbreaking, well written, book that kept me guessing. Loved the themes of motherhood, gender, friendship, and social hierarchy. Little slow at first, but I ended up appreciating it in the end because it allowed you to get the full picture and get to know all of the characters. Highly recommend."