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HE WAS JUST A PLAYGROUND STORY, UNTIL THEY LET HIM IN.'THE MUST-READ SUMMER CHILLER' Daily Express'IF YOU READ JUST ONE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER THIS YEAR - MAKE IT THE TALL MAN' CultureFlyThey went looking for a story. What they found was a nightmare.It started as nothing, just a scary story passed around between schoolchildren. But for Sadie and her friends, the rumours soon became an unhealthy obsession - and the darkness all too real.Years later, Sadie's teenage daughter Amber has been charged with murder, and her trial shocks the world. How could such a young girl commit such a terrible crime?It seems the secrets of Sadie's past have come back to haunt her daughter. And the terrifying truth of what happened all those years ago is finally about to come out . . .'So creepy and chilling' Laura Marshall, Friend Request'Relentless and needle-sharp' Cara Hunter, Close to Home'Fantastic' Fiona Cummins, Rattle'Absolutely brilliant' Cass Green, In a Cottage in a Wood

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Every year, on the same night, another girl disappears without a trace.'A stunningly good crime novel - tender and totally gripping' Sunday MirrorLex's wife is missing. She left for work the morning of a terror attack in London, and no one's seen her since. Was Olivia among the victims or did she meet a different fate?Addie has a secret. That same day, her dad came home covered in blood. Addie thought he'd been hurt in the attacks, but her sister Jessie found the missing woman's purse in his room.Jessie says she wants to help. She takes a job as a nanny at Lex's house, looking after his baby. But she's not telling him the truth. And she's getting a little too comfortable living Olivia's life...'An incredibly tense and gripping thriller' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange'Stunning' Jane Fallon, author of Faking Friends'Intensely atmospheric and creepy' Heat'Chilling, gripping and unputdownable, with a wonderful protagonist - a must-read this summer' Karen Hamilton, bestselling author of The Perfect Girlfriend'Extraordinary. Shocking, yet subtle, the menace drips off every page . . . an almost unbearably good read' Caz Frear, bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies'Phoebe Locke has knocked it out of the park once again with The July Girls. Atmospheric and beautifully written, it really is stunningly good' Cass Green, bestselling author of In a Cottage In a Wood

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''STUNNINGLY GOOD . . . COMPLEX, TENDER AND TOTALLY GRIPPING'' Sunday Mirror''INTENSELY ATMOSPHERIC AND CREEPY'' Heat''EXTRAORDINARY. SHOCKING, YET SUBTLE, THE MENACE DRIPS OFF EVERY PAGE . . . AN ALMOST UNBEARABLY GOOD READ'' Caz Frear, Sunday Times-bestselling author of SWEET LITTLE LIESEvery year, on the same night in July, a woman is taken from the streets of London; snatched by a killer who moves through the city like a ghost. Addie has a secret. On the morning of her tenth birthday, four bombs were detonated across the capital. That night her dad came home covered in blood. She thought he was hurt in the attacks - but then her sister Jessie found a missing woman''s purse hidden in his room.Jessie says they mustn''t tell. She says there''s nothing to worry about. But when she takes a job looking after the woman''s baby daughter, Addie starts to realise that her big sis

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