The Girl She Was

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She calls herself Hope Miller, but she has no idea who she actually is. Fourteen years ago, she was found, thrown from an overturned vehicle, with no clue to her identity. Hope eventually started a new life, but never recovered her memory – and always wondered what she may have left behind, or what she could have been running away from. Now she’s missing. The only lead is a drop of blood connected to a notorious Kansas murderer. With nowhere else to turn, Hope’s best friend, Lindsay Kelly, calls NYPD homicide detective Ellie Hatcher – a woman with her own complicated history and links to the Kansas case. In pursuit of answers, three women search for the truth beneath long-buried secrets. And when their searches converge, what they find will upend everything they’ve ever known.

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From the bestselling author of The Ex, The Wife and The Better Sister

‘Burke’s latest propulsive thrill-ride is a suspenseful, twisty mystery about memory, friendship and secrets. A page-turner of the highest order.’ LAURA DAVE, author of The Last Thing He Told Me

HOPE CAN BE A DANGEROUS THING…

She calls herself Hope Miller, but she has no idea who she really is.

Fourteen years ago, she was found thrown from an overturned vehicle, with no clue to her identity. Hope started a new life, but never recovered her memory.

Now she’s missing. With nowhere else to turn, Hope’s best friend, Lindsay Kelly, calls NYPD detective Ellie Hatcher.

In pursuit of answers, three women search for the truth beneath long-buried secrets. And when their searches converge, what they find will upend everything they’ve ever known.

‘An exemplary thriller with a cohort of powerful characters and with pace to spare. Intelligent entertainment.’ – Crime Time

Additional information

Weight 0.279 kg
Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 × 2 cm
Author

Publisher

Faber & Faber

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

319

Language

Edition

1st paperback ed

Dewey

813.6 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K