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Synopsis:
On the evening of September 22, 1998, three teenage girls venture out for a night of mischief in the coastal town of Blairgowrie. But only two return . . .
For over twenty years the disappearance of fifteen-year-old Cecilia May remains a baffling cold case – until human bones are discovered on an isolated beach.
Now it’s up to Detective Emmett Corban and his team to dig up decades of trauma, and find the missing piece of an investigation that’s as complex as it is tragic.
Review:
I knew that The Girl Remains was a book that I would love after I realised that it was the same author who wrote the wonderful, Sticks and Stones, but when you realise this is the sequel… my heart exploded a little bit!
Crime/thriller books are ones that I generally find hard to enjoy, because more of the time am comparing the books to the likes of Patterson, and generally they don’t compare, but I am a harsh reviewer, what can I say?! However, The Girl Remains was fricken epic.
This crime book is written in Australia and in the best state (Victoria) about Detective Emmett who was working on a cold case until human remains washed up on the beach. Emmett believes the bones belong to a young girl that disappeared in 1998 but why did they suddenly wash up on the beach? As Emmett digs deeper into the investigation, the more troubling this case becomes.
Friken, you are a gem! This was written and one of those books that you devour in one sitting because the rest of the world escapes you!!
Rating: 5/5
Publisher: Penguin Random House
ISBN: 9781761042621