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Lee Child says it s stunning certain to be a book of the year. Kathy Reichs calls it extraordinary a major achievement.
Jeffery Deaver says that fiction doesn't get any better than this. Gillian Flynn says of Karin Slaughter: I d follow her anywhere. See for yourself what these #1 New York Times-bestselling authors are talking about.Sisters. Strangers. Survivors.More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia s teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.The disappearance of a teenage girl and the murder of a middle-aged man, almost a quarter-century apart: what could connect them? Forming a wary truce, the surviving sisters look to the past to find the truth, unearthing the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago . . . and uncovering the possibility of redemption, and revenge, where they least expect it.Powerful, poignant, and utterly gripping, packed with indelible characters and unforgettable twists, Pretty Girls is a masterful novel from one of the finest writers working today."
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Lee Child says it's "stunning... certain to be a book of the year."
Kathy Reichs calls it "extraordinary... a major achievement."
Jeffery Deaver says that "fiction doesn't get any better than this."
Gillian Flynn says of Karin Slaughter: "I'd follow her anywhere."
See for yourself what these #1 New York Times-bestselling authors are talking about.
Sisters. Strangers. Survivors.
More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia's teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss--a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.
The disappearance of a teenage girl and the murder of a middle-aged man, almost a quarter-century apart: what could connect them? Forming a wary truce, the surviving sisters look to the past to find the truth, unearthing the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago . . . and uncovering the possibility of redemption, and revenge, where they least expect it.
Powerful, poignant, and utterly gripping, packed with indelible characters and unforgettable twists, Pretty Girls is a masterful novel from one of the finest writers working today.
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Lee Child says it's "stunning... certain to be a book of the year."
Kathy Reichs calls it "extraordinary... a major achievement."
Jeffery Deaver says that "fiction doesn't get any better than this."
Gillian Flynn says of Karin Slaughter: "I'd follow her anywhere."
See for yourself what these #1 New York Times-bestselling authors are talking about.
Sisters. Strangers. Survivors.
More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia's teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss--a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.
The disappearance of a teenage girl and the murder of a middle-aged man, almost a quarter-century apart: what could connect them? Forming a wary truce, the surviving sisters look to the past to find the truth, unearthing the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago . . . and uncovering the possibility of redemption, and revenge, where they least expect it.
Powerful, poignant, and utterly gripping, packed with indelible characters and unforgettable twists, Pretty Girls is a masterful novel from one of the finest writers working today.
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"A hell-raising thriller...a genuinely exciting narrative driven by strong-willed female characters who can't wait around until the boys shake the lead out of their shoes."--New York Times Book Review "The author's trademark of complex plots coupled with character studies makes Pretty Girls another standout."--Lisa Ko, author of The Leavers "Breathtaking.... Fiction doesn't get any better than this."--Jeffery Deaver, New York Times-bestselling author of Solitude Creek and The Skin Collector "Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivaled among thriller writers."--Michael Connelly "One of the boldest thriller writers working today."--Tess Gerritsen "Searing, searching, soulful: a major achievement."--Kathy Reichs, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Speaking in Bones "Slaughter's eye for detail and truth is unmatched. . . . I'd follow her anywhere."--Gillian Flynn "Stunning family.... Certain to be a book of the year."--Lee ChildShipping details
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