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"Twelve-year-old Karin is blindfolded and dropped into the Hoge Veluwe National Forest with three other children. With nothing but a few basic supplies and emergency food, the children are tasked with working together to navigate one of the Netherlands' most beautiful and wild locations and return to where their families are anxiously waiting. Karin quickly finds herself at odds with two of the older teens, and suddenly looks up to see that the other children have vanished. As Karin struggles against the elements to find her way back, she soon realizes that something far more sinister lurks in the woods"--Publisher marketing.
About the author
Nina Siegal is an American novelist and journalist who’s lived in Amsterdam for fifteen years. She has previously published two novels (the first a literary mystery), and she is a regular contributor to the New York Times, covering European culture. She also writes and edits for many other international publications. Born in New York City, and raised in the city and Long Island, she graduated from Cornell University with a BA in English Literature and received her MFA in fiction from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. She lives with her daughter, Sonia, who was born and raised in Amsterdam, and their dog, Coco.
Summary
A pulse-pounding psychological thriller based on the popular Dutch tradition of blindfolding and dropping your adolescent child in the middle of the wilderness-and what happens when it goes horribly wrong.
Foreword
A pulse-pounding psychological thriller based on the popular Dutch tradition of blindfolding and dropping your adolescent child in the middle of the wilderness-and what happens when it goes horribly wrong.
