Heartwood (a Read with Jenna Pick) Mike Chen before I knew at all

before I knew at all who I was

and the painstaking decision two people must make in order to fulfill the futures they each desire

Dropping out of high school wasn’t smart—but it was necessary for Cameron

a provocative

In The Breath of the Gods

Heartwood (a Read with Jenna Pick) Mike Chen before I knew at all"The best thriller of 2025." The Boston Globe * "Genius." The Washington Post "A literary thriller of the highest order" (Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Couple), Heartwood takes you on a gripping journey as a search and rescue team race against time after a woman mysteriously disappears on the Appalachian Trail. Deep in the Maine woods, an experienced hiker goes missing. She is forty two year old Valerie Gillis, who