02017cam a2200289 4500 1564110041 TxAuBib 20240904120000.0 230720s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2023033415 TxAuBib Moore, Liz, author. The god of the woods / Liz Moore. First U.S. hardcover. New York : Riverhead Books, 2024. 478 pages ; 24 cm. McNaughton lease books "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."-- Provided by publisher. 20240904. Missing persons Fiction. Family secrets Fiction. Rich people Fiction. Camps Fiction. Missing children Fiction. McNaughton lease books. TXOLT