MissingPerson

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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

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EadieB 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. This is a very good read. One child goes missing in 1961 and another goes missing in 1975. now

EadieB Both of them are from the Van Laar family who are owners of the camp. The story has multiple characters, scenarios and suspects. The setting is the Adirondacks. If you like stories about being lost in the woods then you would love this book. Highly recommended.
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Erynecki

Searcher | Tana French

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It took me awhile to get into the rhythm of this book, but then….wow…total page turner. The atmospheric writing is intense and the twists and turns were really good. The plotting is clever and yet so simple as to be totally believable

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DeeLew

God of the Woods | Liz Moore

Target run today was successful. ❤️

Christine Amazing haul! Love the Liz Moore and can't wait to read the other two. 1w

DeeLew @Christine I am so excited about God of the Woods! 1w

Suet624 So fun!! 7d

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CatMS

The Long and Faraway Gone: A Novel | Lou Berney

Reading on my Kindle, just started but liking it so far.

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jack777

Trail of the Lost: The Relentless Search to Bring Home the Missing Hikers of the Pacific Crest Trail | Andrea Lankford

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Definitely a page turner. Lack of resolution at the end was frustrating but she gives enough info that you can make up your own mind about what happened to each hiker. Not exactly a work of literary genius but sometimes you need a plane read that will keep you interested.

heyitsMacall

The God of the Woods | Liz Moore

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I am personally offended by everyone who didn‘t put this book in S tier for the year. It was very good, no notes. The mood of the story was very “getting lost in the woods” which was the goal I believe.

One bookmark to note the day‘s progress and one bookmark to note yesterday‘s progress 💁🏽‍♀️

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Soubhiville

The God of the Woods | Liz Moore

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Liz Moore hasn‘t disappointed me yet.

A thirteen year old girl disappears from a summer camp, the camp owned by her own wealthy family. Her brother disappeared many years earlier and was never found.

I suspected several different people throughout the book, and was satisfied at the end.

This was my #doublespin for December @TheAromaofBooks 🙂📚♥️

Leftcoastzen One of the best I read this year . Nice review! 2w

DogMomIrene Satisfying resolution for sure. I predicted one plot twist, that I think Moore was intentionally setting up as like a giveaway, and one was like “Whoa! Excellent!” 2w

AmyG I am glad you enjoyed this. One of my favorites of this year. 2w

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2w

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Jolynne

The God of the Woods | Liz Moore

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I love a good mystery, this was perfect.

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Enchanted_Bibliophile

The Night She Disappeared: A Novel | Lisa Jewell

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3½ ✨

For some reason all the mystery/thrillers I pick this year are slow burns and have similar endings. Weird...

I've come to think of Jewell as my comfort read. Whenever I don't know what I'm in the mood for, or can't find a book that holds my attention; I can pickup one of her books and be content.

👇🏻 Continue 👇🏻

Enchanted_Bibliophile Even with this slower paced book, I was ensnared and happy whenever I could sit down and read for a while.
I especially liked the detective novilst, and how the duel timelines interwove to build the story 3w

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