The Nature of Disappearing

In this captivating novel of suspense from the USA Today bestselling author of These Silent Woods, a wilderness guide must team up with the man who ruined her life years ago when the friend who introduced them goes missing.

Emlyn doesn't let herself think about the past.

How she and her best friend, Janessa, barely speak anymore. How Tyler, the love of her life, left her half dead on the side of the road three years ago.

Her new life is simple and safe. She lives alone in her Airstream trailer and works as a fishing and hunting guide in scenic Idaho. Her closest friends are the community's makeshift reverend and a handsome Forest Service ranger who took her in at her lowest.

But when Tyler shows up with the news that Janessa is missing, Emlyn is propelled back into the world she worked so hard to forget. Janessa has become a social media star, documenting her #vanlife adventures with her rugged boyfriend. She hasn't posted lately, though, and when Emlyn realizes the most recent photo doesn't match up with its caption, she reluctantly joins Tyler to find her old friend. As the two trace Janessa's path through miles of wild country, Emlyn can't deny the chemistry still crackling between them. But the deeper they press into the wilderness, the more she begins to suspect that a darker truth lies in the woods--and that Janessa isn't the only one in danger.

Poignant, suspenseful, and unforgettable, Kimi Cunningham Grant's THE NATURE OF DISAPPEARING explores what it takes to start over--and the cost of letting the past pull you back in.

Author: Kimi Cunningham Grant
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 08/12/2025
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781250907639
ISBN10: 1250907632
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Thrillers | Suspense
- Fiction | Crime

About the Author
KIMI CUNNINGHAM GRANT is the USA Today bestselling author of Silver Like Dust, Fallen Mountains, These Silent Woods, and The Nature of Disappearing. She is also an award-winning poet and essayist whose work has appeared in Fathom, Literary Mama, RATTLE, Poet Lore, and Whitefish Review. She lives with her family in Pennsylvania.