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The Island of Lost Girls

By: Alex Marwood
Narrated by: Tamsin Kennard
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Sun-drenched glamour and obscene wealth hide the darkest of secrets and lost girls in this ripped-from-the-headlines thriller.

1985

For 12-year-old Mercedes, La Kastellana is the place she calls home. It is an island untouched by the modern world, with deep-rooted traditions—though that is all about to change with the arrival of multimillionaire Matthew Meade and his spoiled young daughter, Tatiana. The Meades bring with them unimaginable wealth, but the price they will all pay is far darker than Mercedes and the islanders could ever have imagined.

2016

Robin is desperately searching for her 17-year-old daughter Gemma, who has been missing for over a year. Finding herself on La Kastellana, the island playground of the international jet set, Robin is out of her depth. Nobody wants to help and Robin fears she is running out of time to find her child.

But someone has been watching, silently waiting for their moment to expose the dark truth and reveal to the world what really happens on the island of lost girls.

©2022 Alex Marwood (P)2022 Hachette Audio UK Crime Fiction Mystery Psychological Thriller & Suspense Suspense
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"Gripping, stomach-churning...Marwood is in a class of her own." (Lisa Jewell, author of The Family Upstairs)

"A ripped-from-the-headlines thriller.... I couldn't put it down." (Mark Edwards, author of Here to Stay)
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Really good read and I loved the writing style. Unusual and interesting setting and storyline.

Brilliant book!

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I dont know if the discomfort I am feeling, having read this book is an evidence ofvits success or not? I found the topic of what was happening toothed girls quite disturbing...leaving me in a position where I find it hard to say that I LIKED the book!

an uncomfortable subject

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This book spins together the consequences of gross inequalities and the turning of blind eyes by the very people most abused. A brilliant, contemporaneous marker of ridiculous, damaging perversity. .

Required reading

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Great read. I loved it from start to finish.
I was gripped and couldn't put it down!

Loved it!!

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I don't even like this genre but I always make an exception in the case of Alex Marwood and I've never regretted it. I got what I expected and it was very very good. However, I still prefer Darkest Secret. Read this.

5 stars, just as I suspected

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