The Girls Weekend
A gripping, twisting thriller that grabs you from the opening line
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3.0 • 4 Ratings
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- £3.99
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Publisher Description
FIVE FRIENDS. ONE DISAPPEARANCE. EVERYONE IS A SUSPECT.
An unputdownable, twisting thriller that will grab readers from the opening line. Perfect for fans of Lucy Foley, Shari Lapena and A. J. Finn.
June Moody is a thirty-something teacher suffering from a recent heartbreak and longing for the summer. But June soon finds her summer plans derailed when she is persuaded by three of her closest friends to spend a glamorous weekend at the estate of her long-time nemesis, Sadie MacTavish.
As tensions rise and old grudges quickly resurface, the women wake on their second day to find that Sadie is missing and there are bloodstains up the staircase. With everyone as a suspect, friendships are tested, secrets are unearthed, and the women are left wondering who they can trust . . .
'A captivating who-done-it and a tour de force thriller . . . Simply unputdownable' Paula Treick DeBoard, author of Here We Lie and The Drowning Girls
'A heart-pounding thriller that will have you guessing until the very end . . . Pulses with fear, suspicion, and the disturbing question of how well we really know each other. Not to be missed' Elle Marr, author of The Missing Sister
'[An] exhilarating, atmospheric thriller exploring the darker side of friendship . . . dazzling prose and an eerily beautiful setting' Megan Collins, author of The Winter Sister
'A pulse-pounding thriller . . . you won't be able to set it down' Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke, authors of The Two Lila Bennetts
Readers are completely gripped by THE GIRLS WEEKEND:
'I loved this book . . . had me guessing until the big reveal' ***** Goodreads reviewer
'Five stars. Enthusiastically' ***** Goodreads reviewer
'An intense, well written, and absolutely unputdownable read!' ***** Goodreads reviewer
'WOW, just WOW. I could not put this book down . . . Great twist' ***** Goodreads reviewer
'Packed full of twists and turns' ***** Goodreads reviewer
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
English professor June Moody, the narrator of this slow-burning psychological thriller from Gehrman (Watch Me), reluctantly decides to attend a weekend baby shower with four college friends Em, Amy, Kimiko, and Sadie MacTavish at Sadie's opulent estate in Washington's San Juan Islands. June is jealous of Sadie's success as the author of a bestselling children's book. Sadie resents that her husband proposed to her only after June turned him down. The first night at the main house, June, Em, Amy, and Kimiko all black out after being drugged. The next morning, they wake up to discover a mess of strewn clothes, scattered jewelry, and half-eaten meals around the house. The four women become distraught when they can't find Sadie, and it becomes clear every one of them has a motive to want her dead. The drawn-out plot builds to a predictable ending. Gehrman does a good job delineating the women's individual characters, but they're basically stereotypes. Even those with a taste for tales about devious educated women may want to take a pass.
