352 pages · Released Apr 19, 2016 · Gallery/Scout Press
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In a Dark, Dark Wood parent’s guide: what’s inside
High confidence
LGBTQ+ themes
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What it offers
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A note for parents
In a Dark, Dark Wood is an adult psychological thriller centered on a murder investigation, not a book for young readers. The narrative involves violence, a shooting, significant alcohol use, and mature themes of trauma and unreliable memory. While the story explores female friendship, the resolution involves deception and moral ambiguity rather than clear positive values. This is best suited for mature teens and adults who enjoy suspenseful crime fiction.
Nora is a reclusive crime writer, content with the routine of life in her apartment in London. She hasn't seen her friend Clare in years - not since Nora walked out of school one day and never went back. So she's surprised to receive an invitation to Clare's hen do. Perhaps it's a chance to reconnect with her best frie...Nora is a reclusive crime writer, content with the routine of life in her apartment in London. She hasn't seen her friend Clare in years - not since Nora walked out of school one day and never went back. So she's surprised to receive an invitation to Clare's hen do. Perhaps it's a chance to reconnect with her best friend. But something goes terribly wrong in the eerie glass house deep in the English countryside. Then Nora wakes up with her head bandaged and a police guard outside her door. Are they there to protect her - or arrest her? Nora is scared. Scared because while she can remember the broken glass, the gun, the blood, she's not sure if she can bear the full truth of what happened.
