Penguin Random House, Belletristik, The God of the Woods (Englisch, Liz Moore, 2024)

&ldquo The God of the Woods should be your next summer mystery.&rdquo &mdash The Washington Post &ldquo Extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt&rsquo 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.&rdquo &mdash Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR &ldquo Riveting from page one to the last breathless word.&rdquo &mdash Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You 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&rsquo t just any thirteen-year-old: she&rsquo s the daughter of the family that owns the summer camp and employs most of the region&rsquo s residents. And this isn&rsquo t the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared. Barbara&rsquo 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&rsquo s multi-threaded story invites readers into a rich and gripping dynasty of secrets and second chances. It is Liz Moore&rsquo s most ambitious and wide-reaching novel yet.