"When Barbara Van Laar is discovered missing from her summer camp bunk one morning in August
1975 it triggers a panicked terrified search. Losing a camper is a horrific tragedy under any
circumstances but Barbara isn't just any camper she's the daughter of the wealthy family who
owns the camp--as well as the opulent nearby estate and most of the land in sight. And this
isn't the first time a Van Laar child has disappeared in this region: Barbara's older brother
also went missing 16 years earlier never to be found. How could this have happened yet again?
Out of this gripping beginning Liz Moore weaves a richly textured drama both emotionally
nuanced and propelled by a double-barreled mystery. Chasing down the layered secrets of the Van
Laar family and the community working in its shadow Moore's multi-threaded drama brings
readers into the hearts of characters whose lives are forever changed by this eventful summer:
Barbara's wounded grieving mother the "townie" whose family makes a living off this land the
13-year-old camper struggling to find her way and the outsider tasked with seeing the bigger
picture and uncovering the truth."--
