The Girls Left Behind

The gripping new novel from the global bestselling author of THE GIRL IN THE LETTER Emily Gunnis is a heartwrenching story of a girl disappeared, a terrible wrong and powerful people with something to hide... NO ONE BELIEVED THE GIRLS. BUT BONES DON'T LIE... The clock is ticking for Superintendent Jo Hamilton, who is just days from retirement from Sussex Police when the discovery of the bones of a young woman takes her back to a tragic unsolved case she worked on as WPC in the 1970s: the disappearance of a teenage girl from a notorious local children's home, not long after another young resident died in suspicious circumstances. Jo is determined track down the victim's sister, convinced that re-opening the hushed-up wrongs of the past will uncover the truth of the girls' deaths. But will the trail lead her disturbingly close to home? Early readers are gripped by The Girls Left Behind: 'Kept me intrigued and hooked until the end ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'A very well written multigenerational story ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'I would highly recommend ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'I could not put this book down ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' 'Excellent ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐' Your favourite authors adore Emily Gunnis's bestsellers: 'Compelling, twisty, heart-wrenching... A novel that stays with you' Sophie Kinsella 'Utterly gripping, taut and powerful. An emotionally charged, compulsive novel Adele Parks 'Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad - all hallmarks of a bestseller' Lesley Pearse 'A truly brilliant and moving read. I loved it' Karen Hamilton 'I really loved it! Tense, emotionally charged' Jenny Ashcroft 'Captivating and suspenseful' Jessica Fellowes 'Hugely addictive, full of twists, turns and betrayal' Heat 'A gripping story' Woman & Home