TY - BOOK AU - Moore, Liz, TI - The god of the woods AV - PS3613.O5644 G64 2024 U1 - 813/.6 23/eng/20230720 PY - 2024/// CY - [S.l.] : PB - The Borough Press KW - Missing persons KW - Fiction KW - Family secrets KW - Rich people KW - Camps KW - Missing children KW - Suspense fiction KW - Detective and mystery fiction KW - lcgft KW - Thrillers (Fiction) N2 - "When Barbara Van Laar is discovered missing from her summer camp bunk one morning in August 1975, it triggers a panicked, terrified search. Losing a camper is a horrific tragedy under any circumstances, but Barbara isn't just any camper, she's the daughter of the wealthy family who owns the camp--as well as the opulent nearby estate, and most of the land in sight. And this isn't the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared in this region: Barbara's older brother also went missing 16 years earlier, never to be found. How could this have happened yet again? Out of this gripping beginning, Liz Moore weaves a richly textured drama, both emotionally nuanced and propelled by a double-barreled mystery. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van Laar family and the community working in its shadow, Moore's multi-threaded drama brings readers into the hearts of characters whose lives are forever changed by this eventful summer: Barbara's wounded, grieving mother; the "townie" whose family makes a living off this land; the 13-year-old camper struggling to find her way; and the outsider tasked with seeing the bigger picture, and uncovering the truth"-- ER -