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In the Lake of the Woods


A Literary Fiction Novel


Subgenres:

  • Psychological Thriller,
  • Vietnam War
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This book is for you if you're into...

  • Psychological thrillers where secrets unravel in remote wilderness settings
  • Stories probing the fallout of war crimes on personal lives
  • Unreliable narrators and mysteries that refuse easy answers
Publisher Description

A politician's past war crimes are revealed in this psychologically haunting novel by the National Book Award–winning author of The Things They Carried.

Vietnam veteran John Wade is running for senate when long-hidden secrets about his involvement in wartime atrocities come to light. But the loss of his political fortunes is only the beginning of John's downfall. A retreat with his wife, Kathy, to a lakeside cabin in northern Minnesota only exacerbates the tensions rising between them. Then, within days of their arrival, Kathy mysteriously vanishes into the watery wilderness.

When a police search fails to locate her, suspicion falls on the disgraced politician with a violent past. But when John himself disappears, the questions mount—with no answers in sight. In this contemplative thriller, acclaimed author Tim O'Brien examines America's legacy of violence and warfare and its lasting impact both at home and abroad.

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