Crime
Pretty Girls A Novel
2017·432 pages
Estranged sisters reunite after a murder, forced to confront their missing sister’s cold case and buried family secrets in a dark thriller.
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Estranged sisters reunite after a murder, forced to confront their missing sister’s cold case and buried family secrets in a dark thriller.
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More than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia's teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss -- a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed. The disappearance of a...
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Sexual content
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Frequent graphic on-page sexual assault; explicit sexual violence is central
Violence & gore
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Graphic murder, torture, captivity, and body trauma; pervasive detail
Profanity
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Frequent strong profanity throughout
Substance use
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Recurring alcohol use among several characters
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content
Political content
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Self-harm / suicide
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Trauma- and grief-related ideation discussed
Abuse & suffering
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Graphic sexual assault, captivity, and sustained cruelty; defining element
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