The God of the Woods

Liz Moore

Praise for The God of the Woods:

The God of the Woods, like The Secret History, transports readers so deeply into its richly peopled, ominous world that, for hours, everything else falls away. . . . Breaking free of the spell Moore casts is close to impossible.
Washington Post
 
A hugely satisfying novel serves both thrills and trenchant observations. . . . Moore cleverly guides us through that tangle of trails, to a thrilling and unexpected conclusion.
Boston Globe

Liz Moore s extraordinary new literary suspense novel reminds me of Donna Tartt s 1992 debut, The Secret History. . . . [T]he vital connection for me was a reading experience where I was so thoroughly submerged in a rich fictional world, that for hours I barely came up for air. . . . The precision of Moore s writing never flags. . . . Unforgettable.
Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air, NPR

"Her fictional summer camp felt as vivid to me as my own."
The New York Times

"An unusually gratifying reading experience . . . Three days after you turn the last page, your head is still half in it. It's as if you can smell the pine and wood smoke. . . . Moore has written an atmospheric family drama, a social novel and the best kind of missing persons story, one that's fun to read and think about.
Marion Winnik, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Intercutting past and present, Moore keeps the suspense at a fever pitch amid nuanced portraits of the out-of-touch Van Laars, their hangers-on and the locals who both depend on and resent them. A winner.  
People 

Clear your afternoon: This absorbing story, told by a compelling cast of characters, is unputdownable.
Real Simple

Part riveting thriller and part family drama, Liz Moore s novel plays on the uncomfortable truths of favoritism and family dynamics in this nail-biter that will keep you from wandering alone in the woods for quite some time.