The Woods

Vanessa Savage

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Originally published in 2020 by Sphere in the United Kingdom.

First U.S. Edition: August 2020

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Savage, Vanessa, author.
Title: The woods / Vanessa Savage.
Description: First U.S. edition. | New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2020. | Summary: “There’s a lot from Tess’s childhood that she would rather forget. The family who moved next door and brought chaos to their quiet lives. The two girls who were murdered, their killer never found. But the only thing she can’t remember is the one thing she wishes she could. Ten years ago, Tess’s older sister died. Ruled a tragic accident, the only witness was Tess herself, but she has never been able to remember what happened that night in the woods. Now living in London, Tess has resolved to put the trauma behind her. But an emergency call from her father forces her back to the family home, back to where her sister’s body was found, and to the memories she thought were lost forever.”– Provided by publisher.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019050642 | ISBN 9781538730126 (trade pbk.) |
ISBN 9781538730119 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Psychological fiction. | GSAFD: Suspense fiction.
Classification: LCC PR6119.A94 W665 2020 | DDC 823/.92–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019050642

ISBNs: 978-1-5387-3012-6 (trade pbk.), 978-1-5387-3011-9 (ebook)

E3-20200626-DA-NF-ORI

Dedication

Dedicated to the memory of Pam Savage

Epigraph

“You have to be brutal, cut right back to the bone,” he says to the girl.

She’s hesitant, blades held close, but not making the cut. “Won’t it kill it?”

His hand covers hers, forces her to cut. “No. It’ll give it the chance to bloom.”