August 30 1975 The day of the disappearance The day Somerset New Hampshire lost its innocence That summer struggling author Harry Quebert fell in love with fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan Thirty-three years later her body is dug up from his yard along with a manuscript copy of the novel that made him a household name Quebert is the only suspect Marcus Goldman
- Quebert's most gifted protege
- throws off his writer's block to clear his mentor's name Solving the case & penning a new bestseller soon merge into one As his book begins to take on a life of its own the nation is gripped by the mystery of ' The Girl Who Touched the Heart of America' But with Nola in death as in life nothing is ever as it seems