'I was totally gripped by this sharp, layered novel. A riveting tale of a missing child that widens into a vast, acute portrait of youth, friendship, family secrets, and conflicting social circles. Intelligently done, and with a gimlet eye for telling detail, it's a brilliant trap full of secrets and lies' Douglas Stuart, author of Shuggie Bain 'A brilliant, riveting fox-trap of a novel - an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide. Liz Moore shows us how easy it is for any of us to get lost in the woods, and what to do if you want to be found. I loved this book' Miranda Cowley Heller, author of The Paper Palace 'A wonderful double mystery, brilliantly plotted and perfectly paced, and peopled with characters who are all flawed, damaged or compromised in some way, and all fascinating and thoroughly real. I can't remember the last time I felt so entangled in a novelist's coils. I'll be pressing it into the hands of everyone I know' Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures 'A rare gem, an immersive and enthralling literary thriller: a novel about love in the aftermath of tragedy, and about families of the very best - and the worst - kind' Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train 'A beguiling novel with a relentless grip. You won't be able to put it down' Claire Fuller, author of Untamed Ground 'Reading The God of the Woods is a bit like watching a great TV series.

great characters, a great plot, momentum, and that magic that makes it almost impossible to stop reading' Roddy Doyle 'A masterful literary thriller. Liz Moore's assured storytelling is propelled by rich, character-driven tension. As layer upon layer of mysteries are revealed, this intelligently constructed story draws the reader into a breathtaking denouement' Lucy Clarke.