{"product_id":"9780143123866","title":"The Wicked Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The suspense keeps the pages flying, but what sets this one apart is the palpable sense of onrushing doom.” —Stephen King, “The Best Books I Read This Year”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Marwood’s new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Darkest Secret\u003c\/i\u003e, is available now from Penguin Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Edgar Award-winning psychological thriller that asks the question: how well can you truly know anyone?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a fateful summer morning in 1986, two eleven-year-old girls meet for the first time. By the end of the day, they will both be charged with murder. Twenty-five years later, journalist Kirsty Lindsay is reporting on a series of sickening attacks on young female tourists in a seaside vacation town when her investigation leads her to interview carnival cleaner Amber Gordon. For Kirsty and Amber, it’s the first time they’ve seen each other since that dark day so many years ago. Now with new, vastly different lives—and unknowing families to protect—will they really be able to keep their wicked secret hidden?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGripping and fast-paced, with an ending that will stay with you long after you’ve read it, \u003ci\u003eThe Wicked Girls\u003c\/i\u003e takes you to a thrillingly dark place you’ve never been before. For fans of Gillian Flynn, Liane Moriarty, and Tana French.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“The Wicked Girls\u003c\/i\u003e is ingenious and original. Real, chilling, true to its world and its characters. In short, a knock-out.” —Laura Lippman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAnd When She Was Good \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhat the Dead Know\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010722021616,"sku":"9780143123866","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143123866_p0.jpg?v=1763656833","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143123866","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}