The Girls Who Disappeared

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND RICHARD & JUDY PICK FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE COUPLE AT NO 9 'I loved this twisty novel' RICHARD OSMAN 'Clever. Gripping. Terrifically compelling. Kept me glued to the page' SARAH PEARSE 'An unputdownable thriller. Spine-tingling mystery' GRAZIA BOOK CLUB 'Eerie, spine-tingling. Douglas is a master storyteller. The perfect immersive read' JANICE HALLETT 'Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist, and this is her best wrongfooting yet' GILLIAN MCALLISTER 'ALICE FEENEY HEIDI PERKS _________ 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. 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? _________ CL TAYLOR JP DELANEY GYTHA LODGE EVE CHASE GILLY MACMILLAN 5***** READER REVIEW 5***** READER REVIEW 5***** READER REVIEW 5***** READER REVIEW 5***** READER REVIEW 5***** READER REVIEW 'Devotees of domestic noir will love the multiple perspectives and shifts in time that Claire Douglas uses to complicate her nervy narrative' 'Few people do psychological thrillers as claustrophobic and as creepy as Claire Douglas' 'A gripping page-turner' 'Smart and atmospheric' 'Spine-chilling' 'Intriguing. Twisting. Surprising. Touching' 'Twisty, nail-biting and utterly absorbing' 'Claire is a mistress at weaving the reader into a web of domestic deceit' 'The perfect gripping holiday read' 'Perfect for fans of '