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The Girls Left Behind
- Author
- Emily Gunnis
- Narrator
- Clare Corbett
- Publisher
- Headline
- Publish Date
- 1 August 2023
- Run Time
- 10 hours 23 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
NO ONE BELIEVED THE GIRLS.
BUT BONES DON'T LIE...
The clock is ticking for Superintendent Jo Hamilton, who is just days from retirement from Sussex Police when the discovery of the bones of a young woman takes her back to a tragic unsolved case she worked on as WPC in the 1970s: the disappearance of a teenage girl from a notorious local children's home, not long after another young resident died in suspicious circumstances.
Jo is determined track down the victim's sister, convinced that re-opening the hushed-up wrongs of the past will uncover the truth of the girls' deaths. But will the trail lead her disturbingly close to home?
Your favourite authors adore Emily Gunnis's powerful, emotional and gripping bestsellers:
'Compelling, twisty, heart-wrenching... A novel that stays with you. I was gripped' Sophie Kinsella
'Utterly gripping, taut and powerful. An emotionally charged, compulsive, moving novel Adele Parks
'Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times - all hallmarks of a bestseller' Lesley Pearse
'I really loved it! Tense, emotionally charged' Jenny Ashcroft
'Captivating and suspenseful' Jessica Fellowes
(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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Details
- Author
- Emily Gunnis
- Narrator
- Clare Corbett
- Duration
- 10 hours 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 August 2023
- ISBN
- 9781472272119
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Headline
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Historical crime and mysteries
Synopsis
The gripping new audiobook from the global bestselling author of THE GIRL IN THE LETTER Emily Gunnis is a heartwrenching story of a girl disappeared, a terrible wrong and powerful people with something to hide...NO ONE BELIEVED THE GIRLS.BUT BONES DON'T LIE...The clock is ticking for Superintendent Jo Hamilton, who is just days from retirement from Sussex Police when the discovery of the bones of a young woman takes her back to a tragic unsolved case she worked on as WPC in the 1970s: the disappearance of a teenage girl from a notorious local children's home, not long after another young resident died in suspicious circumstances. Jo is determined track down the victim's sister, convinced that re-opening the hushed-up wrongs of the past will uncover the truth of the girls' deaths. But will the trail lead her disturbingly close to home?Your favourite authors adore Emily Gunnis's powerful, emotional and gripping bestsellers:'Compelling, twisty, heart-wrenching... A novel that stays with you. I was gripped' Sophie Kinsella'Utterly gripping, taut and powerful. An emotionally charged, compulsive, moving novel Adele Parks'Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times - all hallmarks of a bestseller' Lesley Pearse'I really loved it! Tense, emotionally charged' Jenny Ashcroft'Captivating and suspenseful' Jessica Fellowes(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
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