Girl In The Woods

Jennifer McMahon wuchs in Connecticut auf. Sie hat als Anstreicherin, Farmarbeiterin, Druckvorlagenherstellerin, Pizza-Ausfahrerin sowie in einem Obdachlosenheim gearbeitet und war in der Betreuung seelisch kranker Kinder und Erwachsener tätig. Die Autorin lebt in Vermont.

'The collective sins of four college friends come home to roost more than a decade after a bizarre tragedy scattered them in this disturbing, darkly hypnotic novel by McMahon ... McMahon's deftly creepy prose creates a world of chaos and abuse; the book brims with unexpected and often startling plot twists, taking the reader on a strange journey that never disappoints ... beautifully written and extraordinarily imaginative' Kirkus Review 'In her third, elegantly spooky mystery revolving around the vulnerability of a young girl and a haunting past, McMahon fashions a fresh and entrancing ghost-in-the-woods tale replete with startling psychoses, delectable Hitchcockian motifs, and dangerous attractions' Donna Seaman 'A prank gone wrong drives this outstanding novel from bestseller McMahon, who allows the inexorable sense of dread to build incrementally' Publishers Weekly 'In her third, elegantly spooky mystery revolving around the vulnerability of a young girl and a haunting past, McMahon fashions a fresh and entrancing ghost-in-the-woods tale replete with startling psychoses, delectable Hitchcockian motifs, and dangerous attractions' Booklist 'A failed marriage. A long-buried secret. A lonely child's imaginary friend. From these simple ingredients, Jennifer McMahon has constructed a fun, twisty thriller. Expect Girl in the Woods to earn comparisons to The Secret History' Stewart O'Nan