ANEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER and ONE OF THENEW YORK TIMES&S NOTABLE BOOKS OF THE YEAR ANEW YORK TIMES "BEST THRILLER" and "BEST CRIME NOVEL" OF THE YEAR PEOPLE MAGAZINE&S #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR "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 "This expertly paced thriller …has the kineticism of a well-crafted miniseries." -The New Yorker 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.