Immerse yourself in the tension of 1999 that sweeps across Abigail Tarttelin's Dead Girls. A gripping tale of friendship, audacity, and a murder that shatters a tranquil village.
A quiet community is shocked by the murder of an eleven-year-old girl. As police swarm the village, fear compels parents to keep their children indoors. Unbeknown to her Mum and Dad, though, one girl roams free.
Thera Wilde was the girls best friend. Now alone she is determined to find the killer who murdered her friend. Slipping under her parents' radar she embarks on a fearless quest for justice.
'Sometimes brutal, often tender, and always compelling' – Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven, on Golden Boy
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781509852765
Number of pages: 448
Weight: 318 g
Dimensions: 196 x 130 x 29 mm
Harriet the Spy is all grown up – and readying herself to take on the darkness of the adult world. This somehow manages to combine mystery, thriller, horror, and a lovely elegy to lost friendship . . . Completely unforgettable - Emma Flint, author of Little Deaths
Feminist, bold, shocking, packed with little epiphanies - Shelley Harris, author of Jubilee and Vigilante
The things we tell young girls to keep them safe might be the most dangerous of all . . . An utterly compelling page-turner that will stay with me for a long time - Samantha Baines
Enid Blyton meets Stephen King - Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Harmless Like You and Starling Days
Terrific. A poignant, brave and important book - S J Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep, on Golden Boy
Sometimes brutal, often tender, and always compelling - Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station Eleven, on Golden Boy
Gripping. Tarttelin is a natural storyteller - Matt Haig, author of The Humans and How to Stop Time, on Golden Boy
Oh, my! What an amazing, heartbreaking read.
This is the story of Thera, a very bright 11 year old girl, who is has an affinity with spirits and her detective work to find a murderer.
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When her best friend Billie is found murdered, eleven-year-old Thera - fearless and forthright - considers it her duty to find the killer.
MY FAVOURITE NOVEL
I absolutely loved reading every single page of this new...
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