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The God of the Woods

By Liz Moore
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AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2024 WINNER OF GOODREADS MYSTERY & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 'I was totally gripped' DOUGLAS STUART 'Immersive and enthralling' PAULA HAWKINS When their thirteen-year-old daughter Barbara goes missing at summer camp, all eyes fall on the... Read More
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AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2024

WINNER OF GOODREADS MYSTERY & THRILLER BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024

'I was totally gripped' DOUGLAS STUART

'Immersive and enthralling' PAULA HAWKINS

When their thirteen-year-old daughter Barbara goes missing at summer camp, all eyes fall on the Van Laar family.

They're cold, rich people. They own the camp. And it's happened to them before.

Fourteen years ago their little boy, Bear, vanished without a trace.

Two children lost to the same wilderness.

Is it a tragedyโ€ฆ or a crime?

โ€˜Brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced โ€ฆ I can't remember the last time I felt so entangled in a novelist's coilsโ€™ Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures

'A beguiling novel with a relentless grip. You won't be able to put it down' Claire Fuller, author of Unsettled Ground

'At once an immersive family saga and utterly propulsive mystery. Beautifully written' Emilia Hart, author of Weyward

โ€˜A masterful literary thrillerโ€™ Lucy Clarke, author of The Hike

โ€˜Riveting from page one to the last breathless word โ€ฆ This book flew by at lightning speed, but will stick with me for a very long timeโ€™ Rebecca Makkai, author of I Have Some Questions For You

โ€˜Dickensian in scope โ€ฆ Very entertainingโ€™ Vogue, Best Picks for Summer 2024

The God of the Woods debuted at #3 on the New York Times bestseller list on 21 July 2024.

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'I strongly urge everyone to read it and experience the magic for themselves' โญโญโญโญโญ

'My top read for 2024 so far. Actually, top read full stop' โญโญโญโญโญ

'A fascinating story with lots of ups and downsโ€ฆ I did like the conclusion, very clever!!' โญโญโญโญโญ

'Loved this book from page one! โ€ฆ A book not to be missed!' โญโญโญโญโญ

'I cannot think of when I have read anything so evocative' โญโญโญโญโญ

'A riveting read. If you're looking for intriguing characters, a beautifully crafted, slow and atmospheric mystery that feels incredibly intense, then this is the one for you' โญโญโญโญโญ

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008663834

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 July 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: The Borough Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 448

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About the Author

Liz Moore is the author of four novels, most recently the New York Times-bestselling Long Bright River, currently greenlit for a limited series adaptation on Peacock. Long Bright River was selected as a Good Morning America Book Club pick, as one of Barack Obama's favorite novels of 2020, and as a 'Best of the Year' book by NPR, Amazon, Apple, The Washington Post, and Goodreads. Moore's novels have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. The winner of a 2014 Rome Prize in Literature, Moore lives with her family in Philadelphia.

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