The Next Girl
The gripping new psychological thriller with a shocking twist, perfect for summer reading 2024
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4.2 • 51 Ratings
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
'Magnetic. I couldn't put it down.' STEPHEN KING
'Immersive, gripping and wish a twist you won't see coming' ELLERY LLOYD
'The very definition of a page-turner' CLARE MACKINTOSH
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I guess you're probably wondering about the next girl. Because there's always another girl, right? A girl waiting to be taken. To be swept away. I'll tell you about her.
It's been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun lost her sister, and she's been searching ever since: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. Happy endings are rare in Chelsey's line of work.
Until one day, local teenager Ellie Black is found in Washington State woods. Two years after her disappearance, she's an echo of herself, but alive.
But something's not right about this girl. Where has she been, and who is she protecting?
Chelsey has to find out. For herself, for her sister, and before the next girl is taken.
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'I stayed up late into the night turning the pages . . . a truly jaw-dropping twist.' JESSICA KNOLL
'An emotional gut-punch of a thriller' SAMANTHA DOWNING
'What a page-turner, with a truly shocking twist at the end. It’s an absolute winner for me.' SUSAN LEWIS
'Brooding and atmospheric' MARY KUBICA
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Emiko Jean is proving herself a marvellously versatile writer, and this relentless crime thriller adds yet more shine to her CV. Detective Chelsey Calhoun has spent two decades haunted by the disappearance of her sister. She’s deeply triggered, then, when teenager Ellie Black is found in her local Washington State woods a full two years after vanishing. Chelsey becomes obsessed by Ellie and her reticence to share details of her captors or where she had been—are there links between Ellie and Chelsey’s sister? Jean unfurls her dark tale with impressive control and a veteran thriller writer’s eye for a blockbuster twist. We’re still reeling from the final shocking development.
Customer Reviews
Great read
I was hooked on this book. Great storylines, however I did feel like it could have been a bit longer. Overall I recommend.
Brilliant
After reading the chapter I was hooked, i couldn’t put it down. I wanted a book with a gripping story that would keep me wanting to read the next chapter and this book did not disappoint. Would highly recommend.