The God of the Woods

A gripping narrative unfolds when a teenager vanishes from an Adirondack summer camp in August 1975. The missing girl, Barbara Van Laar, is the daughter of the camp's owners, a family deeply intertwined with the local community. This disappearance echoes a similar event from fourteen years prior, when Barbara's older brother also went missing, never to be found.

As a frantic search commences, the story delves into the complex secrets of the Van Laar family and the blue-collar community that supports them. This multi-threaded tale offers a rich and compelling exploration of a dynasty built on secrets and the possibility of second chances. It stands as Liz Moore's most ambitious and far-reaching novel to date.

This runaway bestseller has been recognized as a Best Book of the Year by NPR, People, Time, and The New York Times. Praised for its extraordinary immersion and the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries, it is a standout in Literary Fiction. It has achieved status as Charts Most Read and Charts Most Selling.