The Island of Lost Girls: A gripping thriller about extreme wealth, lost girls and dark secrets

The Island of Lost Girls is a gripping thriller set in the glamorous world of the ultra-rich, with a dual timeline and a shocking twist.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 480 pages
Publication date: 08 June 2023
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Marwood is in a class of her own, gripping, stomach-churning, and heart-stopping. Lisa Jewell's "Heart Stopping" is a Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, and Mark Edwards calls it a "ripped-from-the-headlines thriller" that he couldn't put down. Set in 1985, the story follows twelve-year-old Mercedes, who lives on the island of La Kastellana, an untouched paradise untouched by the modern world. However, the arrival of multimillionaire Matthew Meade and his spoiled young daughter, Tatiana, brings with it unimaginable wealth, but the price they will all pay is far darker than Mercedes and the islanders could ever have imagined. Twenty-five years later, Robin is desperately searching for her seventeen-year-old daughter, Gemma, who has been missing for over a year. Finding herself on La Kastellana, the island playground of the international jet set, Robin is out of her depth. Nobody wants to help, and Robin fears she is running out of time to find her child. But 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. Alex Marwood's "The Island of Lost Girls" is a superbly written, darkly atmospheric, and incredibly creepy thriller that is always page-turningly readable. Marwood is known for her ripped-from-the-headlines thrillers, but this one surpasses them all. It is one of the best beach thrillers I have read, with superb suspense and a compelling story. The book is set in an idyllic island that is so sunny and refreshing, you just wish you could be there.

Weight: 324g
Dimension: 125 x 198 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780751566024