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Liz Moore’s 2024 bestseller The God of the Woods is a both a coming-of-age novel and a slow-burn mystery that explores complex relationships, class divisions, and the intricacies of family secrets
. In the summer of 1975, teenager Barbara Van Laar vanishes from Camp Emerson, mirroring her brother’s disappearance fourteen years earlier and raising questions about their connection. Uncovering buried secrets across two decades from an array of characters, the novel delivers gripping twists and interwoven storylines. It has been recognized as a New York Times Notable Book, Best Thriller, and Best Crime Novel of 2024, and Sony Pictures Television is adapting the novel into a series.