The Lying Woods

AccoladesTeenreads’ Teen Choice Book Award 2019, nomineeBNTeen: Our Most Anticipated Contemporary YA Novels of 2018: July to December (selection)Hypable: Fall 2018 movies, TV, and book release dates that need to be on your calendar (selection)BookRiot: 125+ Upcoming YA Books You’ll Want on Your October to December Radar, selection (2018)BNTeen: 21 of November’s Best New Young Adult Books, selection (2018)Hypable: Our most-anticipated November 2018 YA book releases, selectionBookish: November Book Club Picks: One-Child Policy, Embezzlement, and an Unlikely Serial Killer, selection (2018)BNTeen: November’s Best New YA Books, selection (2018)BookRiot: 3 on a YA Theme: Books for Your November Holds List, selection (2018)“Fans who have come to expect Elston’s mastery of situational tension, double narratives, and enthralling mystery will not be disappointed with this newest tale that alternates between past and present perspectives as it barrels toward a stunning reveal… Readers won’t even notice the steady pull to the edges of their seats.”–(starred review) “This is a mystery that introduces characters slowly, with a thoughtful alternating story line and backstory that allows the plot to maintain its pace. Owen’s frustration and actions, along with the people whose futures were destroyed by his father, are understandable and build to a satisfying conclusion.”–School Library Journal (starred review)“The intergenerational plot complicates the adults in the story, resisting typical YA stereotypes and giving Owen some adults worthy of the trust and affection he invests in them. Readers who enjoy a realistic mystery based on contemporary family dynamics and small-town class conflicts are the audience for this.”–BCCB

Ashley Elston is a New York Times bestselling author. She has written young adult novels including The Rules for Disappearing (a finalist in the Best Young Adult Novel category of the International Thriller Writers Thriller Awards), The Rules for Breaking, and This Is Our Story. She has a liberal arts degree from Louisiana State University in Shreveport and worked for many years as a wedding photographer before turning her hand to writing. Ashley lives in Shreveport with her husband and three sons.