{"product_id":"cave-mountain-a-disappearance-and-a-reckoning-in-the-ozarks-hardcover","title":"Cave Mountain: A Disappearance and a Reckoning in the Ozarks - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Hale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The damnedest mixing of true crime, memoir, and maybe (?) ghost story I've ever read. The original \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e article gave me the shivers, and this deeper dive is going to have me looking over my shoulder on every hike. Unputdownable.\" -- Patton Oswalt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo young girls disappear in the same Arkansas wilderness twenty-three years apart. As their stories begin to intersect, a search-and-rescue account opens into a haunting examination of family history, regional folklore, religious extremism, and the mysteries people carry out of the woods.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2001, six-year-old Haley—author Benjamin Hale’s cousin—became lost along a trail on Cave Mountain in the Arkansas Ozarks. Her disappearance prompted what was then the largest search-and-rescue operation in the state’s history. After she was found, Haley described meeting an “imaginary friend” in the forest—an unsettling detail that would later connect her experience to events from more than two decades earlier.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat earlier story leads into a disturbing history involving another young girl, an isolated cult, psychological manipulation, murder, and the apocalyptic visions of a teenage prophet. Drawing from his family’s experiences and the deeply rooted lore of the Ozarks, Hale examines how two disappearances became bound together across generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNarrative nonfiction and true-crime account\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in the Arkansas Ozarks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConnects two disappearances occurring twenty-three years apart\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDraws upon the author’s family history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplores regional folklore and wilderness survival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExamines religion, skepticism, manipulation, and belief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAtmospheric investigation of memory, danger, and moral responsibility\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHEMES \u0026amp; SUBJECTS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMissing-person investigations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSearch-and-rescue operations\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamily and community history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCult influence and psychological manipulation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReligious extremism and apocalyptic belief\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNature, isolation, and survival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArkansas and Ozark folklore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood, evil, memory, and uncertainty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePLEASE NOTE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-spread=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book discusses child disappearances, cult activity, psychological manipulation, murder, and religious extremism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe narrative is based on real events and includes the author’s research, family history, and interpretation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCover artwork and edition details may vary from the images shown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProduct colors may appear slightly different due to lighting and screen settings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReview the available edition and condition information before ordering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWHY YOU’LL WANT TO READ IT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart family reckoning, part wilderness mystery, and part true-crime investigation, Cave Mountain follows the hidden paths connecting two young lives across more than twenty years. It is a haunting portrait of the Ozarks—and of what can remain buried beneath a community’s stories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT TYPE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover True-Crime Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.15 x 9.2 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53245646995767,"sku":"9780063398122","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0858\/0612\/1271\/files\/SyJZWgGz-p9780063398122.webp?v=1791895125","url":"https:\/\/urbanoverlooked.com\/fr\/products\/cave-mountain-a-disappearance-and-a-reckoning-in-the-ozarks-hardcover","provider":"Urban Overlooked","version":"1.0","type":"link"}