The Lost Village - Camilla Sten

n n*BEST MYSTERY/THRILLER FOR THE YEAR* for NPR n nCome for the mounting horror and scares, but stay for a devastating examination of the nature of family secrets.

• New York Times book review n n[A] scary, highly entertaining debut...that pays homage to Shirley Jackson.
• South Florida Sun Sentinel n nA Most Anticipated Book Goodreads * Publishers Weekly * Crime Reads * Popsugar * Bookish * #1 Loanstar Pick in Canada n nAn Indie Next pick! n nA Library Reads Pick! n nThe Blair Witch Project meets Midsommar in this brilliantly disturbing thriller from Camilla Sten, an electrifying new voice in suspense. n nDocumentary filmmaker Alice Lindstedt has been obsessed with the vanishing residents of the old mining town, dubbed The Lost Village, since she was a little girl. In 1959, her grandmother's entire family disappeared in this mysterious tragedy, and ever since, the unanswered questions surrounding the only two people who were left--a woman stoned to death in the town center and an abandoned newborn--have plagued her. She's gathered a small crew of friends in the remote village to make a film about what really happened. n nBut there will be no turning back. n nNot long after they've set up camp, mysterious things begin to happen. Equipment is destroyed. People go missing. As doubt breeds fear and their very minds begin to crack, one thing becomes startlingly clear to Alice: n nThey are not alone. n nThey're looking for the truth... nBut what if it finds them first? n nCome find out. n nRELENTLESSLY CREEPY. --Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger (An NPR Best Horror Novel) n nIMPOSSIBLE TO STOP READING. --Ragnar Jonasson, author of The Island n nReaders will revel in the chills.
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