Girl in the Woods - by Patricia MacDonald

About the Book

Ever since her best friend Molly was murdered fifteen years before, Blair Butler has returned to her small hometown as seldom as possible. Now she's been summoned back to see her terminally ill sister one last time - only for Celeste to make a shocking deathbed confession. Is it true the wrong man is in jail for a crime he didn't commit?

Book Synopsis

A deathbed confession has chilling consequences in this gripping novel of psychological suspense.

"I have to tell you something ... I did something bad".

Ever since her best friend Molly was murdered fifteen years before, Blair Butler has returned to her small hometown in the Pocono mountains as seldom as possible. Now she has been summoned home to see her terminally ill sister one last time - only for Celeste to make a shocking deathbed confession. Is it really true that the wrong man has spent fifteen years in jail for a crime he didn't commit?

Having promised her dying sister that she would do her best to right the wrongs of the past, Blair sets out to discover what really happened that cold, wet November night fifteen years before: the night Molly's battered body was found in the woods behind her home. But is Blair prepared for the shocking truth ... ?

Review Quotes

"Fans of thrillers set in small-town America will be rewarded"-- "Publishers Weekly"

"Featuring a convincing, well-developed heroine, a twisted villain, and a menacing atmosphere, MacDonald's (Don't Believe a Word) absorbing thriller ratchets up the drama and chilling tension"-- "Library Journal"

"MacDonald scores once again with an apparently hopeless quest for justice"-- "Kirkus Reviews"

"MacDonald, who has published nearly 20 novels since the early 1980s, writes gripping suspense with strong, resilient female lead characters; fans of Joy Fielding or Mary Higgins Clark who haven't yet discovered MacDonald should make a point to seek her out"-- "Booklist"