The Girls Who Disappeared
By Claire Douglas

THE NO. 1and SUNDAY TIMESand BESTSELLER AND RICHARD andamp; JUDY PICK FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OFand THE COUPLE AT NO 9'I loved this twisty novel'and RICHARD OSMAN'Clever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me glued to the page'and SARAH PEARSE'An unputdownable thriller. Spine-tingling mystery'and GRAZIA BOOK CLUB'Eerie, spine-tingling. Douglas is a master storyteller. The perfect immersive read'and JANICE HALLETT'Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist, and this is her best wrongfooting yet'and GILLIAN MCALLISTER'A cleverly plotted dark and twisty thriller that will keep you guessing until the end'and ALICE FEENEY'A chillingly dark plot with a killer twist, I was totally gripped throughout'and HEIDI PERKS_________THREE GIRLS MISSINGTwenty years ago:and One rainy night, Olivia Rutherford is driving three friends home when a figure in the road causes her to swerve and crash. Regaining consciousness, she finds herself alone in the car - her friends have vanished.THEY ARE NEVER SEEN AGAINNow:and Journalist Jenna Halliday visits the close-knit community of Stafferbury to persuade Olivia to talk and solve the mystery of the girls' disappearance. But Olivia won't speak.What happened?Is Olivia hiding something?Why are the people of Stafferbury so frightened?How many secrets can one small town hide?_________'A deliciously dark, captivating and twisty mystery from the Queen of Gripping Pageturners'and CL TAYLOR'Clever . . . Adventurous . . . Fans of Douglas's bestseller,and The Couple at No 9, will enjoy her particularly lively female characters and twisty plot'and DAILY MAIL'Moody, menacing and gothic . . . A chillingly atmospheric thriller'and JP DELANEY'Spine-chilling . . . A twisty plot and unnerving undertones make this an unforgettable read'and CULTUREFLY'A fabulous book. Brilliantly plotted, heart-wrenchingly emotional, and with a central premise to die for. This delivered by the armful. I loved it!'and GYTHA LODGE'I was hooked from the first page and turned the last with my head reeling at the fiendishly clever ending. Atmospheric, haunting and endlessly surprising, I loved it'and EVE CHASE'Absorbing, atmospheric . . . A tense, spine-chilling mystery'and GILLY MACMILLANREADERS ARE GRIPPED BYand THE GIRLS WHO DISAPPEARED:'Totally gripping from start to finish, twists and turns galore'and 5***** READER REVIEW'I was gripped from the very beginning'and 5***** READER REVIEW'Another great keep-you-guessing read from a fabulous author'and 5***** READER REVIEW'It's getting harder and harder for thrillers to shock, but this one hit the mark. Fantastic'and 5***** READER REVIEW'A gripping story which kept me awake last night as I had to finish reading it!'and 5***** READER REVIEW'Masterful'and 5***** READER REVIEW