The Wicked Girls 9780008372026 Hardback

‘Truly chilling and gripping’The Sun’Atmospheric, creepy, immersive, chilling’Andrea Mara’Twisty and absorbing’B A ParisBuilds to a shattering revelationSunday TimesA BIZARRE SERIES OF DEATHSIn the Cornish village of Peneerie, a tragedy is unfolding. Girls are dying on their seventeenth birthdays and no one can explain why. Some say its a curse; others a psychological phenomenon known as suicide contagion. What Kat knows is her daughter Rubys birthday is fast approaching.A CURSE AWOKENVillagers talk anxiously of Eliza, a serving girl in the local manor house who took her own life on her seventeenth birthday nearly two hundred years ago. She cursed the girls of the village to never see womanhood.A MOTHER PREPARED TO DO ANYTHINGKat is determined that Ruby wont be the next to die, by any means necessary. As she races to unravel Elizas Curse, Kat will have to confront the ghosts of the past and shocking truths about the world she lives in. But how far will she go to protect her daughter? And what will it cost to break the cycle of tragedy before its too late?____________A twisty and absorbing thriller with a hugely satisfying reveal. I raced through it!B A ParisAtmosphericMy WeeklyA memorable and timely read, written with a strong sense of place and weighty themesLouise VossThis modern novel is a truly chilling and gripping readThe SunA deeply troubling situation in a beautiful, wild setting, with characters you really care about. Add in a gothic mansion, the creepiest doll you’ve ever imagined and a curse that won’t relent, and you have the perfect mix!Melanie GoldingDeeply creepyDaily MailAtmospheric, gothic, and deeply unsettling in the very best waySuzy K QuinnHer best yetThe Sunday Post