"Chancellor's absorbing first novel begins quietly, quickly gains momentum, and ends explosively. . . . This gripping debut is a must for readers of literary fiction." -- Library Journal (starred review) "A meaty, suspenseful debut." -- Booklist "In this masterful performance, Bryn Chancellor explores the loss around which an entire community has calcified with humanity and wisdom. Chancellor digs deep in these pages, unearthing broken hearts, secrets, betrayals, passion and-most impressively-grace. What a joy to find a book that is both propulsive and perfectly composed." -- Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, author of The Nest "What's more wonderful than a novel that keeps you up at night and haunts you through the day? That describes Bryn Chancellor's Sycamore, about the discovery of a body that might belong to a vanished teenaged girl, a community pulling together and apart, and secrets." -- Caroline Leavitt "This hypnotic debut probes the disappearance of 17-year-old Jess . . . . Chancellor shifts nimbly between past and present and from character to character, cutting away the net of riddles that ensnares Sycamore's residents." -- Oprah magazine, "O's Top 20 Books to Read This Summer" "A mystery, a coming-of-age story, and an ensemble drama are woven together in this tale of love, loss, grief...and human remains found deep in the desert." -- Glamour, "New Books by Women You're Guaranteed to Love This Summer" "This masterfully written suspense will draw you in immediately." -- Bustle, "The 15 Best Fiction Books of May" Bustle, "The 15 Best Fiction Books of May" "[An] emotional and addicting debut. . . . [an] unforgettable page-turner. Four and a half stars." -- RT Book Reviews "Compelling. . . . Chancellor expertly takes us through Jess' days as she makes her way in the vicious social circles of high school, makes and loses a first friend and then makes a longer-lived connection with a girl named Dani. . . . Chancellor takes readers beyond a standard whodunit and provides a more compelling take on what the experience does to the town." -- St. Louis Post- Dispatch "Bryn Chancellor explores the complexities of a small-town girlhood with insight and compassion. A page-turner and a heart-breaker, Sycamore marks the arrival of a shining new voice." -- Tayari Jones, author of Silver Sparrow "Bryn Chancellor's Sycamore instantly reminded me of Tana French's thrillers: a small, intertwined community, a long-ago crime, the tension and intrigue that won't stop rippling....Chancellor writes gorgeously, and her story is riveting and real. I love it." -- Joy Castro, author of Hell or High Water and Island of Bones Joy Castro, author of Hell or High Water and Island of Bones "Bryn Chancellor's compelling debut novel, Sycamore, weaves a suspenseful web around a small town in the years following a disappearance. With astute emotional and psychological observations, Chancellor successfully shows the power of the unknown as various individuals explore the many what ifs and imaginings of what really happened." -- Jill McCorkle, author of Life After Life "I love taking that first journey with a new author, filled with hope that the book I've just picked up will be a stand-out. Bryn Chancellor's Sycamore rises to that level, and then some. It is beautifully structured, compellingly plotted and its multi-character cast captures the yin and yang of human behavior. . . . Chancellor's story has well-developed characters, a complex plot and all the tension you expect from a mystery." -- New Jersey Star-Ledger "Sycamore, Ariz., is a small town with loss and mystery at its heart. A visitor stumbles upon clues that dredge up the old memories and hurts." -- Philadelphia Inquirer, "Need a Beach Read? 16 Great Choices" "Intimate. . . . Half the book tells [Jess's] story of how she ended up in that town, the other half tells the story of the town as bones are recently discovered. Do they belong to the girl who went missing? Who finds them? It moves very well to piece the mystery together at the end." -- Nevada Public Radio, "From the Experts: Best Summer Reads"