A haunting, richly atmospheric, and deeply suspenseful book in the acclaimed author of The Enchanted about an investigator who must use her unique insights to find a missing little girl.

‘Where are you, Madison Culver? Soaring using the angels, a silver speck on the wing? Are you thinking, buried under snow? Or-is it possible-you are still alive?’

3 years ago, Madison Culver disappeared when her family was choosing a Christmas tree in Oregon’s Skookum National Forest. She’d end up being eight- about The Child Finder: A Novel years-old now-if she’s survived. Eager to find their beloved girl, certain someone took her, the Culvers consider Naomi, an exclusive investigator with an uncanny talent for seeking the lost and missing. Recognized to the police and a select band of parents as ‘the Kid Finder,’ Naomi is definitely their last wish.

Naomi’s methodical search uses her deep into the icy, mysterious forest in the Pacific Northwest, and into her own fragmented history. She understands children like Madison because a long time ago, she was a dropped girl, too.

As Naomi relentlessly pursues and slowly uncovers the truth behind Madison’s disappearance, shards of a dark dream pierce the defenses which have protected her, reminding her of an awful loss she feels but cannot remember. If she finds Madison, will Naomi ultimately unlock the secrets of her own life?

Informed in the alternating voices of Naomi and a deeply imaginative child, The Child Finder is a breathtaking, exquisitely rendered literary listen about redemption, the collection between truth and recollections and dreams, as well as the human capability to survive.