These Silent Woods

Description:

A father and daughter living in isolation in the remote Appalachian mountains must reckon with the ghosts of their past in this mesmerizing novel of suspense.

Brief description: KIMI CUNNINGHAM GRANT is the USA Today bestselling author of Silver Like Dust, Fallen Mountains, These Silent Woods, and The Nature of Disappearing. She is also an award-winning poet and essayist whose work has appeared in Fathom, Literary Mama, RATTLE, Poet Lore, and Whitefish Review. She lives with her family in Pennsylvania.

Review Quotes:

People Magazine's "Best New Books" November 2021
One of the "Biggest Mysteries and Thrillers for 2021"--Goodreads
One of the "Best New Books to Read" --New York Post
One of the "Best New Books of October 2021"--PopSugar.com
One of the "20 Fall and Winter Releases to Have on Your Radar"--Bookish.com
One of the "October Mysteries & Thrillers to Know"--Bookriot.com
One of the "26 Best New Books for This Fall"--Country Living
One of the "Outstanding Thriller Book Releases 2021"--TheNerdDaily.com
One of the "Latest Mysteries, Debuts, Holiday Tales and Reimaginings from Down South" --Deep South Magazine

"A secretive Army vet and his precocious daughter have lived eight years in the Appalachian wilderness--until a mysterious stranger intrudes." --People Magazine

"Your next must read." -Country Living

"If you want suspense, atmospheric, a remote setting, and a character-driven narrative with an ending you'll be thinking about long after finishing, this is absolutely your next read." -Book Riot

"[A] multilayered work of suspense...Grant anchors the novel with penetrating creativity and striking originality, augmented by enduringly memorable characters and precise, occasionally lyrical prose. At once heartbreaking and harrowing, redemptive and riveting." -Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star

"Grant's lyrical writing and a deep understanding of her characters propel These Silent Woods...[an] emotional story that gains heart-pounding suspense when the outside world intrudes." -Shelf Awareness

"[An] evocative novel of suspense...Grant is a writer to watch." --Publishers Weekly

"Grant's evocative prose, nuanced characters, and undercurrent of quiet tension will appeal to a variety of readers." -Library Journal

"An engrossing lesson in survivalism...soulful [and] meditative." -Kirkus Reviews

"Gorgeously written, taut and compelling." -John Hart, bestselling author of The Hush

"An exceptional novel, filled with vivid prose and surprising revelations of character." -Ron Rash, bestselling author of Serena

"A beautifully rendered tale of guilt and grace." -Laura McHugh, bestselling author of The Weight of Blood

"Grant's atmospheric novel masterfully ratchets the quietest of tense moments into powerful suspense." -Jess Montgomery, author of The Hollows

"An emotionally potent novel whose tragic characters and moral quandaries linger long after the stunning final pages." -Ian Pisarcik, author of Before Familiar Woods

"Elegiac yet hopeful, raw but beautiful, and simmering with suspense, These Silent Woods is observant to the core." -Emily Carpenter, author of Burying the Honeysuckle Girls