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Darling Girls

A Heart-Pounding Suspense Novel About Sisters, Secrets, Love and Murder That Will Keep You Turning the Pages

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A thrilling story about sisterhood, secrets, love and murder by Sally Hepworth, the New York Times bestselling author of The Soulmate and The Mother-in-Law.

It’s not just secrets buried at Wild Meadows.

For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. Rescued from their own family tragedies, they were raised by a loving foster mother on an idyllic farming estate and given an elusive second chance for a happy family life.

But the girls’ childhood wasn’t quite the fairy tale everyone thinks it was. And when a body is discovered under the home they grew up in, the three foster sisters find themselves thrust into the spotlight as key witnesses.

It’s time for them to return home as adults. The only question is are they innocent victims or the prime suspects for murder?

With darkly comic timing and insidiously twisting plots, Sally Hepworth’s novels are guaranteed to keep you listening . . .


Authors love Sally Hepworth:


'Completely compulsive' - Jane Harper

'Women’s fiction at its finest' - Liane Moriarty

'Smart suspenseful, brimming with secrets' - Kate Morton

'Clever, chilling and beautifully crafted’ - Adele Parks


Reviewers love Sally Hepworth:

'Very sensitively told' - Daily Mail

'Compels from the first page' - Heat

'Stunningly clever' - People


Readers love Sally Hepworth:

***** 'I absolutely loved it and couldn't put it down!'

***** 'Twists and turns from start to finish!!'

***** 'Suspenseful, and twisty, the most fantastically compulsive reading'

***** 'I was gripped from start to finish and I literally couldn’t turn the pages fast enough'


Listeners love Darling Girls in audiobook:

***** 'The narrator was excellent and very easy to listen to'

***** 'I loved this from the first chapter'

***** 'I cannot say enough good things about it'

***** 'Narrator was brilliant. Highly recommend'

Crime Crime Thrillers Mystery Thriller Thriller & Suspense Women's Fiction Fiction Fostering Exciting Suspense Murder

Critic reviews

Sally Hepworth's Darling Girls is the kind of story that grabs you hard and doesn't let go. Easily one of the best books I've read all year. An absolute page-turner from first word to last, and a story told with wit and compassion. It's got HUGE HIT written all over it, and I'm going to be pressing it into the hands of everyone I know. A superb and haunting mystery (Jane Harper, bestselling author of Exiles)
A fun psychological suspense thriller (Emily Henry, author of Book Lovers and Happy Place)
Gripping
Suspenseful page-turner
A suspenseful psychological thriller, poignantly shrouding a decades old mystery
Split between the sisters’ perspectives, Darling Girls is a thoughtfully written, slow-burn mystery about sisterhood, secrets and foster system failures
Tingling tension galore
All stars
Most relevant
I finished listening to this before Christmas but it has haunted me ever since. Some great understanding of trauma and compelling characters and sisterhood. Really enjoyed this book and will look for more by this author.

fantastic characters

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I think she tackles a difficult subject really well. She keeps it cheerful while approaching it respectfully. I really liked the 3 sisters and found myself routing for them. I couldn’t put the book down once Is tarted it. I will definitely be reading more from this author.

A really well written and narrated book

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Great book kept me entertained throughout and keen to listen whenever I had the opportunity. Engaging characters, great story, great narration, sad to finish really

Really enjoyed it

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5⭐️what an incredible book! I cannot say enough good things about it. Sisterhood, love and heartbreak it’s a must read for sure.

Incredible performance

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Good twist at the end! Kept me spell blind throughout. Character development was really good and great emotional insight into how the characters develop through trials and tribulations.

Gripped throughout

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