About this episode

Joan Baum reviews the suspense novel 'Heartwood', which explores the disappearance of Valerie Gill while hiking the Appalachian Trail.

In Heartwood, Valerie Gill disappears while hiking the Appalachian Trail in Maine. Lost in the woods and her grief, her vanishing raises questions as a tense search unfolds. WSHU’s Culture Critic Joan Baum says it’s a stunning suspense novel.

People in this episode

Host: Joan Baum

Topics covered

• suspense
• novel
• disappearance
• Appalachian Trail
• search
• grief

Keywords

• Heartwood
• Valerie Gill
• suspense novel
• Appalachian Trail
• disappearance
• search
• grief

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Heartwood

Places: Appalachian Trail, Maine

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