Leave the Girls Behind by Jacqueline Bublitz

MAP THE MISSING. FOLLOW THE CLUES.
AND DON'T FORGET TO LOOK BEHIND YOU . . . 

The acclaimed author of the 'tour de force' (New York Times) international bestseller Before You Knew My Name returns with a brand new, extraordinarily moving and gripping suspense thriller that will linger long after you've turned the final page.

We assume we can spot a psychopath from across the room . . .

Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Anne Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer, Ethan Oswald. With Oswald dead and the case closed, everybody tells Ruth it's time to move on -- but she believes there is more to the story.

And only the wilfully ignorant or easily duped would fall for their charms.

When another young girl goes missing from their small town, Ruth becomes convinced that Oswald had an accomplice, someone the police overlooked.

If no one has told you this yet -- it's not quite that simple. 

So begins a journey that will draw Ruth across continents and perilously close to three women, each connected to Oswald in a different way. The deeper she delves, the more she suspects one of them knows the truth. About her childhood friend. About the missing girl. And, perhaps most dangerously of all, about Ruth herself . . . 

Blending blisteringly taut suspense with a moving exploration of the ways in which violent crime ricochets through the lives of those left behind, Leave the Girls Behind is a darkly beautiful read for fans of Bright Young Women and Notes on an Execution.

Genres: Thriller - Mystery - Crime - Suspense - Mystery Thriller - Ghosts - New Zealand Author