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The Cursed Girls

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Pub Date 6 Jul 2021 | Archive Date 3 Jun 2021

Canongate | Black Thorn


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Description

Megan Melvick has returned home after a three-year absence to visit her dying sister, Melissa, for the last time. As she approaches the grand Scottish country estate where she grew up, the memories come flooding back. Just what did happen on the night of Melissa's wedding five years before? Where has Megan and Melissa's mother disappeared to? And why does Melissa whisper that solitary word before she finally slips away: Sorry.

In order to overcome her demons, Megan must confront her painful recollections of that terrible night, the night of Melissa's wedding. The night somebody died. But can she really trust her memories? And who is so determined that she should forget?

Megan Melvick has returned home after a three-year absence to visit her dying sister, Melissa, for the last time. As she approaches the grand Scottish country estate where she grew up, the memories...


Advance Praise

‘A wild ride packed with mysterious questions and shocking answers’
Kirkus        

‘Terrific . . . Ramsay keeps the reader guessing right up to the final, satisfying denouement. Suspense fans won’t want to miss this chiller’
Publishers Weekly (starred review)        

‘A skilfully written thriller with a palpable sense of dread and disaster that will grab readers from the first page through to the shocking conclusion’
Booklist (starred review)        

Praise for Caro Ramsay:


‘Brilliant . . . twisting the tension tauter with each page’
Guardian        

‘The unravelling relationship between our heroes, Costello and Anderson, really makes this spark. A great pick-me-up read’
The Sun, Book of the Week
      
‘[Ramsay] is a titan of Tartan Noir’
HELEN FIELDS, author of Perfect Remains        

‘Ramsay handles her characters with aplomb, the dialogue crackles and the search for the killer has surprising twists and turns’
Observer        

‘Ramsay has been compared to "Ruth Rendell at her best". High praise indeed. There is little doubt she continues to be one Scotland's best’
Herald        

‘Cleverly structured . . . In the world of the imagination, Caro Ramsay makes her creations’ actions and motivations credible and in character . . . Compelling . . . She also has a great ability to conjure up and capture a strong sense of place’
The Courier, Scottish Book of the Week        

‘Another suspenseful read in a consistently gripping series’
Booklist

‘A wild ride packed with mysterious questions and shocking answers’
Kirkus        

‘Terrific . . . Ramsay keeps the reader guessing right up to the final, satisfying denouement. Suspense fans won’t...


Available Editions

EDITION Other Format
ISBN 9781838853808
PRICE US$16.00 (USD)
PAGES 256

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