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Jacqueline Bublitz - Leave the Girls Behind
Jacqueline Bublitz - Leave the Girls Behind
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Book Title: Leave the Girls Behind
Author: Jacqueline Bublitz
From the acclaimed author of Before You Knew My Name comes Leave the Girls Behind, a gripping suspense thriller that deftly examines how violent crime echoes through the lives of survivors and those left in its wake.
Ruth-Ann Baker has spent nineteen years haunted by the murder of her childhood friend and her unshakable belief that convicted killer Ethan Oswald wasn’t working alone. But when another girl goes missing from her hometown, Ruth is driven to uncover the truth, even as Oswald lies dead. Crossing from New York to New Zealand, Ruth’s quest pulls her into the lives of three women—one of whom may hold the answers Ruth desperately seeks, not just about the crimes but about herself.
Jacqueline Bublitz’s signature style—tautly suspenseful and deeply human—shines through in this tale of trauma, resilience, and the lengths one woman will go to for justice. Perfect for fans of The Lovely Bones and Big Little Lies, this is a novel that will stay with you long after the final page.
Read if you like: Alice Sebold, Liane Moriarty, or Gillian Flynn.
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Blurb
Blurb
You can run from your past, but not from the girls left behind.
Nineteen years ago, Ruth-Ann Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer Ethan Oswald. Haunted by what happened, Ruth has long been convinced Oswald had other victims. But no one has ever believed her.
After dropping out of college and failing to prove her serial killer theory, Ruth is bartending when she hears that another young girl has gone missing from her home town. With Oswald now deceased, she begins to suspect he had an accomplice. A partner in crime who is still active today.
Crossing the globe from New York to New Zealand, Ruth unlocks parts of herself that she hasn't dared to revisit, bringing her perilously close to three different women. The deeper she delves, the more she can't shake the feeling that one of them knows the truth. About her childhood friend. About the missing girl. And, perhaps most dangerously of all, about Ruth herself ...
The acclaimed author of the 'tour de force' (The New York Times Book Review) Before You Knew My Name returns with another taut suspense thriller, overlaid with a moving exploration of the ways in which violent crime ricochets through the lives of those left behind.
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