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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