In the Woods
Readers rate it 3.7 (551 on Hardcover)
Released Oct 10, 2019 · Hodder Paperbacks
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A note for parents
In the Woods is a dark psychological crime thriller aimed at adult readers, not children despite the metadata tag. It centers on a traumatic childhood incident with missing bodies and a murder investigation, featuring psychological complexity, moral ambiguity, and adult crime-solving. The protagonist makes ethically questionable choices, and the atmosphere is persistently tense and unsettling rather than age-appropriate for young readers.
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From the publisher
When he was twelve years old, Adam Ryan went playing in the woods with his two best friends. He never saw them again. Their bodies were never found, and Adam himself was discovered with his back pressed against an oak tree and his shoes filled with blood. He had no memory of what had happened. Twenty years on, Rob Ryan... When he was twelve years old, Adam Ryan went playing in the woods with his two best friends. He never saw them again. Their bodies were never found, and Adam himself was discovered with his back pressed against an oak tree and his shoes filled with blood. He had no memory of what had happened. Twenty years on, Rob Ryan - the child who came back - is a detective in the Dublin police force. He's changed his name. No one knows about his past. Then a little girl's body is found at the site of the old tragedy and Rob is drawn back into the mystery. Knowing that he would be thrown off the case if his past were revealed, Rob takes a fateful decision to keep quiet but hope that he might also solve the twenty-year-old mystery of the woods.
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- Fiction
- Unloveable Characters
- Not Diverse Characters
- A mix driven
- Strong Character Development
- Weak Character Development
- Character driven
- Diverse Characters
- Loveable Characters
- from-audible
- dark
- mysterious
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ISBN 9781529335514 · Hodder Paperbacks