The God of the Woods

"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word."--Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You

"Brilliant, riveting .. an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide...I loved this book." --Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Paper Palace

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.

Publisher: Riverhead Books
Published: 07/02/2024
Pages: 496
ISBN: 9780593418918


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 01/01/2024 pg. 3
Library Journal 05/01/2024 pg. 90
Publishers Weekly 05/06/2024
Booklist 05/15/2024 pg. 25
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2024

About the Author
Liz Moore is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel Long Bright River, which was a Good Morning America Book Club pick and one of Barack Obama's favorite books of the year, as well as the acclaimed novels Heft and The Unseen World. A winner of the 2014-2015 Rome Prize in Literature, she lives in Philadelphia.