Leave No Trace
A Novel
by Mindy Mejia
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Pub Date Sep 04 2018 | Archive Date Feb 22 2019
Atria Books | Atria/Emily Bestler Books
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Description
“A tense and gripping read that plumbs the depths of grief and longing...As thrilling as a whitewater rapid and as dark as the Minnesotan wilderness itself.” —Amy Gentry, internationally bestselling author of Good as Gone
“Dark and atmospheric, with palpably vivid details and complex characters harboring plenty of secrets...the perfect combination of gorgeous prose and edge-of-your-seat storytelling.” —Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Marriage Lie
“This novel deserves the top-spot on your reading list!”—Hannah Mary McKinnon, author of The Neighbors
There is a place in Minnesota with hundreds of miles of glacial lakes and untouched forests called the Boundary Waters. Ten years ago a man and his son trekked into this wilderness and never returned.
Search teams found their campsite ravaged by what looked like a bear. They were presumed dead until a decade later...the son appeared. Discovered while ransacking an outfitter store, he was violent and uncommunicative and sent to a psychiatric facility. Maya Stark, the assistant language therapist, is charged with making a connection with their high-profile patient. No matter how she tries, however, he refuses to answer questions about his father or the last ten years of his life.
But Maya, who was abandoned by her own mother, has secrets, too. And as she’s drawn closer to this enigmatic boy who is no longer a boy, she’ll risk everything to reunite him with his father who has disappeared from the known world.
Advance Praise
Mindy Mejia, author of last year’s critically acclaimed Everything You Want Me To Be, to publish new thriller in September
LEAVE NO TRACE by Mindy Mejia
Emily Bestler Books, an imprint of Atria Books, will release Leave No Trace by Mindy Mejia (Hardcover, $26.00, 9781501177361) on September 4, 2018.
Leave No Trace examines the mysterious disappearance of a father and his 9-year-old son into the Minnesota wilderness and then the even more mysterious return of the son 10 years later. Tasked to make a connection with the violent, uncommunicative and somewhat feral 19-year-old is Maya Stark, the assistant language therapist of the psychiatric facility he’s housed in.
But Maya, who was abandoned by her own mother, has secrets, too. And as she’s drawn closer to this enigmatic boy who is no longer a boy, she’ll risk everything to reunite him with his father who has disappeared from the known world.
Mejia’s psychological thriller Everything You Want Me To Be was published last January. It was listed in People’s Best New Books Pick, The Wall Street Journal’s Best New Mysteries, named one of 2017’s Best Fiction Books by Bustle.com and compared to The Lovely Bones and Everything I Never Told You by Marie Clare.
“Everything You Want Me To Be was one of 2017’s most successful thriller debuts,” Bestler said, “For all those readers clamoring for Mindy’s next book, we’re extremely pleased to say that it’s on its way!”
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR:
Mindy Mejia received her MFA from Hamline University. Her debut novel, The Dragon Keeper, was published by Ashland Creek Press in 2012. The granddaughter of Minnesota farmers, she lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two children.
LEAVE NO TRACE by Mindy Mejia
Atria Books | Hardcover: 9781501177361 | eBook: 9781501177385 |
On Sale: September 4, 2018 |336 pages | $26.00
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781501177361 |
| PRICE | $26.00 (USD) |
| PAGES | 336 |
Featured Reviews
Sarah F, Librarian
I don't often read thrillers, but I picked up this book because of its beautiful and slightly haunting cover and then I couldn't put it down. It is an intricately plotted psychological suspense novel. Most chapters are written in first person from the main character's point of view, but there are several chapters written in third person from another character's viewpoint, and this adds extra depth to the story.
Steven Z, Reviewer
This newest book from this author was another fun to read adventure. Some interesting twists and turns kept the reader waiting for the next surprise. This is a book I would recommend to all.
Jennifer L, Reviewer
LOVED this book!!! I couldn't wait to read it because I loved "Everything You Want Me to Me." The book was fast paced and I couldn't put it down. I read it in a day and was then sad when it was over. I felt like I was part of the book. I loved the characters, story and writing style. I was immediately pulled into the story and wanted to know why Lucas was missing for all those years.
Maya works at a psychiatric facility as an assistant speech therapist. She previously worked there as an orderly and was once a patient. Maya is asked to work with Lucas Blackthorn. Lucas is a nineteen and disappeared ten years ago after going camping with is dad. He was presumed dead until he was found breaking and entering into an outfitter's store. Maya connects with Lucas and makes it her mission to get him out of the psychiatric hospital. Maya eventually finds out what happened to her mother after she abandoned the family many years ago. She reveals to Lucas what caused her to be admitted into the psychiatric hospital.
The book is full of twists and turns. I loved it and definitely recommend it and can't wait to read more books by the author.
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