01880cam a2200385 i 4500 1387392523 TxAuBib 20240709120000.0 240709s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593418918 30.00 0593418913 30.00 TxAuBib rda Moore, Liz, 1983- The God of the Woods [Book] : A Novel. New York : Riverhead Books, 2024. 478 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier 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. 20240709. Missing persons Fiction. Families Fiction. Camps Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. Missing children Fiction. Rich people Fiction. Suspense fiction. Detective and mystery fiction. Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. Mystery fiction. Novels. Thrillers (Fiction.)