The God Of The Woods

 
　　相隔14年的兩件深山懸案
　　失蹤者竟然都來自同一家人⋯
 
　　1975年8月的某天早上，在阿迪朗達克山脈中的愛默生營地，輔導員路易絲發現了一張空床。失蹤的學員名叫芭芭拉．馮．勒爾，她的家族不僅是這個營地的經營者，這裡的居民大多數都是馮．勒爾家族企業的受雇人。更糟糕的是，這已經不是第一次有馮．勒爾家的孩子失蹤：14年前，芭芭拉的哥哥也同樣消失，至今仍下落不明。
 
　　焦急的搜索就此展開，有人說嫌疑犯可能是最近剛被釋放的連環殺手—約伯．史路特，而且說不定前一件失蹤案也和他有關。富甲一方的馮．勒爾家族，究竟藏著哪些不為外人知的黑暗秘密？長期為這個家族賣命的當地居民，又懷抱哪些不滿？交錯縱橫的關係，將被一層一層揭穿而重見天日。華盛頓郵報評論，這是今夏絕對不可錯過的懸疑之作。(文／博客來外文館)

　　“The God of the Woods should be your next summer mystery.” —The Washington Post

　　“Extraordinary . . . Reminds me of Donna Tartt’s 1992 debut, The Secret History . . . I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air.” —Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR

　　“Riveting from page one to the last breathless word.” —Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You

　　When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide

　　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, 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.