{"product_id":"first-girl-gone-l-t-vargus-9781838888336","title":"First Girl Gone: An absolutely addictive crime thriller with a twist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDown the beach, she can just make out the rusting hulk of the Ferris wheel through the dawn mist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e. The hairs prickle on her neck as she drags her focus back to the chestnut hair fanned out in the shallow water at her feet, to the grains of sand decorating the beautiful girl's white cheeks like freckles.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Private Detective\u003cstrong\u003e Charlie Winters \u003c\/strong\u003enever thought she'd find herself back on Salem Island, but she's forced home re-open the wound that never healed: her sister was abducted from the small town when they were teenagers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For Charlie, her sister's voice in her head--pushing her to risk everything to seek justice for the innocent--is a painful and constant reminder of what she lost. And never has that voice been louder than when a family friend comes to Charlie begging for help to find her missing daughter, Kara.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Searching Kara's messy, poster-covered bedroom, Charlie finds more questions than answers. Did Kara run away, or was she snatched? She's clearly been keeping secrets from her family--but don't all teenagers?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A little black matchbook hidden in a jewellery box is Charlie's only lead, but the seedy nightclub it comes from proves to be nothing but a dangerous dead end. Until Charlie is approached by a second distraught mother whose daughter has also vanished.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Forced at every turn to relive the trauma she ran away from, Charlie's blood runs cold when a girl's body is discovered in the exact spot on the water's edge where the last trace of her sister was found. \u003cstrong\u003eIt's clear\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003esomeone is taunting Charlie, but with other innocent girls' lives at risk, she has no choice but to take the bait...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAn absolutely unputdownable crime thriller that will leave you gasping for breath. Fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Lisa Regan will need to sleep with the lights on!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders adore \u003cem\u003eFirst Girl Gone\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Leaves you \u003cstrong\u003eon the edge of your seat until the wee hours of the morning. Kept me enthralled from cover to cover. Heart-stopping suspense\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 'A\u003cstrong\u003e great\u003c\/strong\u003e start to a new series. It is \u003cstrong\u003ea true page turner \u003c\/strong\u003eand I was\u003cstrong\u003e truly blind-sided by the reveal. \u003c\/strong\u003eLots of potential and promise in this series.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cstrong\u003eWow\u003c\/strong\u003e...This is \u003cstrong\u003eso much better than the majority of crime books out there\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eSuspenseful, engrossing\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eAll of the characters are believable\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eI want to read the next one please pretty please\u003c\/strong\u003e.' Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003cstrong\u003eStylish, taut and addictive\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003eOne of the masterpieces of 2020\u003c\/strong\u003e...\u003cstrong\u003e I was drawn in from the very first word... kept me \u003c\/strong\u003ehooked until I read its\u003cstrong\u003e wonderful and satisfying ending. I completed it in one night.\u003c\/strong\u003e' NetGalley Reviewer, 5 stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eStayed up far too late devouring this absolutely gripping and unputdownable crime thriller\u003c\/strong\u003e... I absolutely cannot wait to read more... \u003cstrong\u003ekept on the edge of my seat\u003c\/strong\u003e... there's absolutely no way I could've predicted where this was going. This is \u003cstrong\u003eextremely well-written and fast-paced\u003c\/strong\u003e... \u003cstrong\u003ecompletely addicted to this book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u2029. \u003cstrong\u003eA definite five star read.\u003c\/strong\u003e' \u003cem\u003eLittle Miss Book Lover 87\u003c\/em\u003e, 5 stars\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e L. T. 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