The Girls Who Disappeared The No 1 bestselling Richard & Judy Pick ‘I loved this twisty novel’ Richard Osman

Review

I loved this twisty novel ― RICHARD OSMAN

I loved The Girls Who Disappeared! From the atmospheric opening chapters describing the highly creepy 'Devil's Corridor', Claire crafts a gripping mystery that not only kept me glued to the page but gave me goosebumps! Page by page, Claire carefully reveals just enough information to make you want to read on and I quickly became invested in both the plot and the characters. Clever and terrifically compelling, I think The Girls Who Disappeared might be my new favourite Claire Douglas novel! -- SARAH PEARSE

Douglas is the queen of the unexpected twist, and this is her best wrongfooting yet ― GILLIAN MCALLISTER

Moody, menacing and gothic, The Girls Who Disappeared is a chillingly atmospheric thriller ― JP DELANEY

Clever . . . Adventurous . . . Fans of Douglas's bestseller, The Couple at No 9, will enjoy her particularly lively female characters and twisty plot ― Daily Mail

An unputdownable thriller. Spine-tingling mystery . . . I could not put this down!' ― GRAZIA BOOK CLUB

If, like me , you loved The Couple at No 9 you are in for a treat. A cleverly plotted dark and twisty thriller which will keep you guessing until the end. ― ALICE FEENEY

A chillingly dark plot with a killer twist, I was totally gripped throughout ― HEIDI PERKS

I was hooked from the first page and turned the last with my head reeling at the fiendishly clever ending. Atmospheric, haunting and endlessly surprising, I loved it ― EVE CHASE

From page one I just knew this was going to be a cracking story, and I was right. The Girls Who Disappeared is a fabulously eerie, spine-tingling treat. Its twists and turns unfolded at a breathtaking pace, but Douglas is a master storyteller and I felt in the safest of hands. This haunting thriller is the perfect immersive read. I loved it! ― JANICE HALLETT

A deliciously dark, captivating and twisty mystery from Queen of Gripping Pageturners. With an eerie setting, a brilliant hook and a cast of suspicious characters, The Girls Who Disappeared will keep you guessing and frantically turning the pages from the gripping opening to the very last page -- CALLY TAYLOR

A darkly menacing sense of place looms throughout Claire Douglas's latest absorbing, atmospheric novel. Douglas weaves dual timelines and smart plotting to serve up another tense, spine-chilling mystery that fans will absolutely love -- GILLY MACMILLAN

A fabulous book. Brilliantly plotted, heart-wrenchingly emotional, and with a central premise to die for. This is delivered by the armful. I loved it! ― GYTHA LODGE

Praise for Claire Douglas ― -

Spine chilling ― The Sunday Times

Claire is a mistress at weaving the reader into a web of domestic deceit ― Jane Corry

Twisty, exciting yet so very real ― Gillian McAllister

Product details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin (15 Sept. 2022)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1405951184
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1405951180
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 2.4 x 19.8 cm

About the Author

Claire Douglas has worked as a journalist for fifteen years, writing features for women's magazines and national newspapers, but she's dreamed of being a novelist since the age of seven. She finally got her wish after winning the Marie Claire Debut Novel Award, with her first novel, which was followed by>span class="a-text-italic" data-redactor-span="true"> Local Girl Missing, Last Seen Alive, Do Not Disturb,  and Just Like the Other Girls. Her latest novel, was a Sunday Times top 3 bestseller and a Kindle number 1. She lives in Bath with her husband and two children.