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‘Eerily page-turning and wonderfully twisty.’ Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author

One of them knows what happened that night…

For twelve-year-old Cora Landry and her friends Violet and Jordyn, it was supposed to be an ordinary sleepover – movies and talking about boys. But when they decide to sneak out to go to the abandoned rail yard on the outskirts of town, little do they know that their innocent games will have dangerous consequences…

Later that night, Cora Landry is discovered on the tracks, bloody and clinging to life, her friends nowhere to be found. In an investigation that leaves no stone unturned, everyone is a suspect and no one can be trusted – not even those closest to her. But who would want to hurt a young girl like Cora – and why?

A shocking, unmissable thriller, perfect for fans of Claire Douglas, Lucy Clarke, Nuala Ellwood and Paula Daly.

©2019 Heather Gudenkauf (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Crime

Critic reviews

‘This gripping tale will keep you up all night’ – Heat

‘An action packed thriller…. Gudenkauf's best book yet!’ – Mary Kubica

‘Fans of Jodi Picoult will devour this great thriller’ – Red Magazine

‘This tense tale keeps you hooked right up to the last page’ – My Weekly

‘A great thriller’ – Radio Times

‘A real page-turner’ – Woman’s Own

‘Tension builds as family secrets tumble from the closet’ – Woman & Home

‘A gripping thriller’ – Inside Soap

‘Deeply moving and lyrical…it will haunt you all summer’ – Company

‘A powerhouse of a debut novel’ – Tess Gerritsen

‘Totally gripping’ – Marie Claire

‘Heart-pounding and compelling’ – Diane Chamberlain
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really loved the story it kept me guessing right until the end and the characters were well written

thrilling from start to finish

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I love listening to this narrator she's lets you see all the characters vividly

Gripping stuff

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Such a trite book. What it illustrated for me is that books recommended by GoodReads are not good. Bunch of neurotic young people and their parents, no meaningful progression of a coherent plot. Plus the author should look up what 'demurred' means.

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