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Nobody wants to help and Robin fears she is running out of time to find her child.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFIVE STAR NetGalley reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSuperbly written, darkly atmospheric and incredibly creepy\u003c\/b\u003e (but always page-turningly readable), Alex Marwood has played \u003cb\u003ean absolute blinder\u003c\/b\u003e with \u003ci\u003eThe Island of Lost Girls\u003c\/i\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The author specialises in \"ripped from the headlines\" thrillers, but has \u003cb\u003esurpassed herself this time\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This is \u003cb\u003eone of the best beach thrillers\u003c\/b\u003e I have read'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSuperlative suspense\u003c\/b\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This book is so \u003cb\u003ecompelling\u003c\/b\u003e. 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We are the devil now.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne fateful summer morning in 1986, two eleven-year-old girls meet for the first time and by the end of the day are charged with murder. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty-five years later, journalist Kirsty Lindsay is reporting on a series of sickening attacks on young female tourists in a seaside town when her investigation leads her to interview funfair cleaner Amber Gordon. For Kirsty and Amber, it's the first time they've seen each other since that dark day when they were just children. But with new lives - and families - to protect, will they really be able to keep their wicked secret hidden? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn absolutely gripping, ripped-from-the-headlines psychological thriller perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Suspect \u003c\/i\u003eby Fiona Barton and \u003ci\u003eThe Rumour \u003c\/i\u003eby Lesley Kara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'[I] devoured every page . . . cleverly plotted and pacy, with all the storylines thundering towards a final, gripping conclusion. I loved it' Elizabeth Haynes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Alex Marwood:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'So good I wish I'd written it myself'\u003cbr\u003e VAL McDERMID\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Without a doubt, she is one of crime fiction's brightest stars. 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