The Nature of Disappearing, Kimi Cunningham Grant
The Nature of Disappearing, Kimi Cunningham Grant
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The Nature of Disappearing
A Novel

Author: Kimi Cunningham Grant

Narrator: Emily Pike Stewart

Unabridged: 9 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/18/2024


Synopsis

"Emily Pike Stewart’s narration brings the entire story to life. I sometimes had to remind
myself that this wasn’t a great true crime or wilderness podcast, but a novel." —The Berkshire Eagle

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.

A Macmillan Audio production from Minotaur Books.

About Kimi Cunningham Grant

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.

About Emily Pike Stewart

Emily Pike Stewart is a Grammy and Audie Award-winning creator of audiobooks with extensive experience across the spoken word industry.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mary Beth on March 04, 2024

Emlyn doesn’t let herself think about the past. How she and her best friend, Janessa, barely speak anymore. How Tyler, the man she thought was the love of her life, left her freezing and half-dead on the side of the road three years ago. Her new life is simple and safe. She works as a fishing and hunt......more

Goodreads review by Nilufer on February 26, 2025

Well, brace yourself for an enthralling journey into the heart of the wilderness, where the surroundings breathe life into an intense atmosphere, making nature the villain of the tale. "The Nature of Disappearing" grips you with its survival instincts theme, setting the stage for mysterious and intr......more

Goodreads review by Susan's Reviews on November 03, 2024

It is no secret that I admire Kimi Cunningham Grant's ability to draw her readers into her stories and hold us, enthralled, to the very last page. The Nature of Disappearing held me equally captive. I grew to care about brave, multi-faceted Emlyn Anthony: her sense of abandonment and lack of self-wo......more

Goodreads review by Sydney Books on November 24, 2024

I was really loving this the whole way through but the ending felt kind of lackluster for me. Still recommend!......more

Goodreads review by ♥︎ Heather ⚔(Semi-Hiatus) on July 09, 2024

Big sigh. Last week really kicked my ass with books that didn't strike my fancy. (Hopefully this week will be more kind 💘.) This book just happened to be one of them. It could have just been my mood but I restarted this book a couple of time and my brain just kept drifting off. As hard as I tried,......more


Quotes

“Grant anchors the suspense in the lives of her well-developed characters and delivers a hugely satisfying finale. In the forest of survival thrillers, this stands tall.”—Publishers Weekly

“Podcasts and other social media are having a moment in crime fiction now, and wilderness fiction is also big. Here’s a fast, suspenseful tale that combines both and even throws in some romance.”—First Clue

“Addictive and unforgettable, Grant renders a poignant tale blistering with authenticity and emotion set against Idaho's lonely and rugged wilderness.”—Kim Michele Richardson, New York Times bestselling author of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series

“A masterful, mesmerizing mystery. Thrilling and propulsive, rich in character and heart, The Nature of Disappearing delivers on every level.”—Chris Whitaker, bestselling author of We Begin at the End

"With her signature lyrical prose, Grant executes the unexpected: a novel that is at once sophisticated and an exciting, wild ride. It’s both sweeping and taut, beautifully rendered and nail-bitingly tense...[a] striking, masterful novel.”—Nicole Baart, bestselling author of Everything We Didn’t Say

The Nature of Disappearing is like a mountain trail that turns and climbs and turns again. Kimi Cunningham Grant weaves a solid adventure about friendship and betrayal and hope amidst beautifully rendered western landscapes—all of it bracing as a mountain lake.”—Andrew J. Graff, author of Raft of Stars

“Emotionally captivating, with gorgeous prose and an intimate depiction of the natural landscape...Absolutely not to be missed!”—Bradeigh Godfrey, author of The Followers

“Electric and wise, The Nature of Disappearing is the most inspired thriller on my bookshelf. Grant absolutely nails the magnetic strength of a woman caught in a foreboding landscape.”—Amy Jo Burns, author of Shiner and Mercury

"The Nature of Disappearing is, at its heart, a story about the relentless survival of the human spirit and inescapable connections. Through artful prose and dual timeline storytelling, Kimi Cunningham Grant reminds us that, sometimes, we have to get lost to find ourselves."—Hannah Morrissey, author of When I'm Dead