Leave No Trace
Books | Fiction / Thrillers / Suspense
3.4
(118)
Mindy Mejia
“Dark and atmospheric, with palpably vivid details and complex characters harboring plenty of secrets” (Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Marriage Lie), this riveting and suspenseful thriller—by the author of the critically acclaimed Everything You Want Me to Be—follows the mysterious disappearance of a boy and his stunning return ten years later. 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 reappears. Discovered while ransacking an outfitter store, he is violent and uncommunicative and is sent to a psychiatric facility. Maya Stark, the assistant language therapist, is charged with making a connection with the high-profile patient. No matter how hard she tries, 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. With breathless pacing and edge-of-your-seat twists and turns, “Leave No Trace is as thrilling as whitewater rapids and as dark as the Minnesotan wilderness itself” (Amy Gentry, internationally bestselling author of Good as Gone).
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Author
Mindy Mejia
Pages
336
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2019-07-09
ISBN
1501177370 9781501177378
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"I have mixed feelings on Leave No Trace, but I did enjoy it overall, so I'm going with 4 stars instead of 3. This was my first Mindy Mejia book, and it was definitely an intriguing story. The part that held my interest is what is discussed in the synopsis on the back of the book. However, this book heads in a different direction than what I expected, and I'm not entirely sure how I feel about it. <br/><br/>This story is heavier than some thrillers I've read recently - it deals with topics like grief, mental health, and some other stuff I can't mention without spoiling anything. It's a fairly layered book, so don't go into it expecting a lighthearted thriller. Atmosphere plays a big role in this book, and it's set in the freezing Minnesota woods. <br/><br/>This book was a page-turner for me throughout most of the book. It really only started dragging within the last 100 pages. It was refreshing not to read a procedural, and I liked Maya for most not the book (again, my feelings changed within the last 100 pages). There's an element to this that I really didn't care for, but I can't say much else about it without ruining anything. <br/><br/>Leave No Trace is a unique story, and though I wish it would have been a little story, it was a good read overall. I'll be reading more from Mindy Mejia!"
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