Mystery Literary Thriller 2024

The God of the Woods by Liz Moore

Published in Spanish as El dios de los bosques

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.

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What it is

Two eras told side by side · it stays with you

What happens in it

Two timelines Small-town secrets

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Is it for you?

It's for you if…

  • you like two stories that end up meeting
  • you like reading with your heart in your mouth
  • you like fitting the pieces of a mystery together

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