The Killing Woods 12+

About this book

Ashlee Parker is dead, and Emily Shepherd's dad is accused of the crime. A former soldier suffering from PTSD, he emerges from the woods carrying the girl's broken body. "Gone," he says, then retreats into silence.

What really happened that wild night? Emily knows in her bones that her father is innocent -- isn't he? Before he's convicted, she's got to find out the truth. Does Damon Hilary, Ashlee's charismatic boyfriend, have the answers? Or is he only playing games with her -- the kinds of games that can kill?

Reviews

Praise for THE KILLING WOODS:

*"A gripping, heartbreaking, emotionally substantial look at war wounds and the allure of danger."--KIRKUS REVIEWS, starred review

"[A] tense and nimbly crafted psychological thriller."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Praise for STOLEN:

"Complicated and beautiful -- it left me doubting my emotions and missing a place I'd never been." --Maggie Stiefvater

"All the tension of lightning, all the terror of thunder. A stunning, scary, and beautiful book." --John Marsden

*"An emotionally raw thriller...a haunting account of captivity and the power of relationships." --PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review

Michael L. Printz Honor Book

ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults

USBBY Outstanding International Book