"The Body in the Woods: A Point Last Seen Mystery" follows the story of three teenagers who become involved in a complex investigation after discovering a body in the woods during a search-and-rescue training exercise. As they delve deeper into the mystery, they must navigate their own fears, confront dangerous truths, and uncover the secrets surrounding the victim’s life. Their determination to solve the case leads them to unexpected places and reveals the darkness that can lurk beneath the surface of a seemingly quiet community. Friendship, bravery, and the struggle for justice are central themes as they piece together the clues. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book features in the following series: Point, Point Last Seen .

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12-18 years.

There are 288 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2015 by Square Fish .

April Henry is the author of many acclaimed mysteries for adults and young adults. Her novel Face of Betrayal, which she co-wrote with Lis Wiehl, was a New York Times bestseller. She lives in Oregon with her family.