Suspenseful and richly atmospheric, June Hur's
The Forest of Stolen Girls
is a haunting historical mystery sure to keep readers guessing until the last page.
The forest watches me, hostile and still, with remembering eyes.
1426, Joseon (Korea).
Hwani's family has never been the same since she and her younger sister went missing and were later found unconscious in the forest near a gruesome crime scene.
Years later, Detective Min—Hwani's father—learns that thirteen girls have recently disappeared from the same forest that nearly stole his daughters. He travels to their hometown on the island of Jeju to investigate… only to vanish as well.
Determined to find her father and solve the case that tore their family apart, Hwani returns home to pick up the trail. As she digs into the secrets of the small village—and collides with her now estranged sister, Maewol—Hwani comes to realize that the answer could lie within her own buried memories of what happened in the forest all those years ago.
Praise for
:
Junior Library Guild Selection
"
is
a haunting, breathtaking tale
that will have readers on the edge of their seats. ...
Hur is an absolute master of mystery
, and I will be reading her gorgeous books for years to come." —Adalyn Grace,
New York Times
-bestselling author of
All the Stars and Teeth
Rich, exquisite, and deeply atmospheric
,
draws the reader in from the very first page and doesn't let go.
A dark and utterly engrossing mystery
, beautifully drawn from start to finish." —Kathleen Glasgow,
Girl in Pieces
Haunting and lyrical
. Beware, this tale will draw you deeper into the forest than you want to go." —Stacey Lee, award-winning author of
The Downstairs Girl
"A
brilliant
historical fiction mystery that is
suspenseful, gorgeous and absolutely riveting
! Hur brings Jeju Island during the early Joseon period completely to life in a rich, evocative manner that reminds me of watching my favorite historical Kdrama.” —Ellen Oh, author of the
Prophecy
series