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The Girls Who Disappeared

From the author of No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, The New Neighbours

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The Girls Who Disappeared

By: Claire Douglas
Narrated by: Joanne Froggatt, Clare Corbett
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Brought to you by Penguin.

**THE GRIPPING NOVEL FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9**

Three girls missing . . .

Twenty years ago: 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 again . . .

Now: 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?

'Clever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me glued to the page' SARAH PEARSE

'A deliciously dark, captivating and twisty mystery from the Queen of Gripping Pageturners' C. L. TAYLOR

'Absorbing, atmospheric...a tense, spine-chilling mystery' GILLY MACMILLAN

©2022 Claire Douglas (P)2022 Penguin Audio

 Crime Thrillers Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller Thriller & Suspense Crime Exciting

Critic reviews

I loved this twisty novel (RICHARD OSMAN)
I loved The Girls Who Disappeared! From the atmospheric opening chapters describing the highly creepy 'Devil's Corridor', Claire crafts a gripping mystery that not only kept me glued to the page but gave me goosebumps! Page by page, Claire carefully reveals just enough information to make you want to read on and I quickly became invested in both the plot and the characters. Clever and terrifically compelling, I think The Girls Who Disappeared might be my new favourite Claire Douglas novel! (SARAH PEARSE)
Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist, and this is her best wrongfooting yet
Moody, menacing and gothic, The Girls Who Disappeared is a chillingly atmospheric thriller
Clever . . . Adventurous . . . Fans of Douglas's bestseller, The Couple at No 9, will enjoy her particularly lively female characters and twisty plot
An unputdownable thriller. Spine-tingling mystery . . . I could not put this down!'
If, like me , you loved The Couple at No 9 you are in for a treat. A cleverly plotted dark and twisty thriller which will keep you guessing until the end.
A chillingly dark plot with a killer twist, I was totally gripped throughout
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
From page one I just knew this was going to be a cracking story, and I was right. The Girls Who Disappeared is a fabulously eerie, spine-tingling treat. Its twists and turns unfolded at a breathtaking pace, but Douglas is a master storyteller and I felt in the safest of hands. This haunting thriller is the perfect immersive read. I loved it!
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The couple at no 9 was much better. This was a bit disappointing. Would not recommend

Distinctly Average

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This is my 4th Claire Douglas book in row loved it! The performance and narrators were spot on. The twist plot kept me listening

Wonderful story great performance

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Other reviewers have criticised the narration and I agree at first it did seem very “news reader ish” but I got used to the style and it didn’t detract from the enjoyment of the story as it unfolded. A good few twists and turns kept me guessing and it was a pretty good suspense tale with a touch of the supernatural.

Not so bad narration

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Interesting and easy listen. Some of the accents let the performances down as they were not the best! Great otherwise.

Great Overall

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It started off slow and a little confusing, but so worth powering through the beginning. Absolutely loved it and so sad I finished it because I'll miss listening to it on my commute.

Spectacular story and reading

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