Tongue of a Bird

In Tongue of a Bird by Ellen McLaughlin, Maxine is a search-and-rescue pilot who returns to her childhood home in the unforgiving Adirondack Mountains to lead the search for Charlotte, a young girl abducted by a stranger during a school field trip.

As the search unfolds, the present-day mission begins to blur with fragmented memories, family ghosts, and the mysteries of Maxine’s past. Seemingly part ghost story and part psychological mystery, Tongue of a Bird is a haunting exploration of loss, memory, motherhood, and the desperate human need to be found.

Trigger warnings include the use of stage blood, adult language and adult themes including sexual assault involving a minor and suicide.