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Pretty Girls Deluxe Collector's Edition
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Now available in a Deluxe Collector's Edition featuring gorgeous stenciled edges, New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter's Pretty Girls is a sophisticated and chilling psychological thriller of dangerous secrets, cold vengeance, and unexpected absolution, in which two estranged sisters must come together to find truth about two harrowing tragedies, twenty years apart, that devastate their lives.
Sisters. Strangers. Survivors.?
CLAIRE: A glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire.
LYDIA: A single mother dating an ex-con, who struggles to make ends meet.
JULIA: The sister whose devastating disappearance more than two decades earlier shattered their family.
When the shocking murder of Claire's husband brings the horror and heartbreak of her sister's disappearance roaring back, she is forced to form a wary truce with Lydia, whom she has not spoken to in decades. Two crimes, nearly a quarter century apart: What could connect them? Haunted, the surviving sisters begin to unearth the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago . . . and find the astonishing truth where they least expected it.
Powerful, poignant, and utterly gripping, packed with indelible characters and dark, unforgettable twists, Pretty Girls is a masterful novel from one of the finest writers working today.
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Book Details
ISBN:
9780063471665
EAN:
9780063471665
Binding:
Paperback
Pages:
432
Authors:
Karin Slaughter
Publisher:
William Morrow & Company
Published Date: 2025-29-07
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I saw this book as a suggestion on tik tok and bought it. I also read the customer reviews, and everyone said it was disturbing and graphic. I guess my idea of graphic is different. It was a good book, just not that graphic. I love Karen Slaughter so I knew it would be a good read. If those of you like reading graphic books, read The Final Truth about Pee Wee Gaskins. It is in his own words, but fair warning I read this book a year ago and still cannot get the images out of my head, because they are TRUTH.
So many emotions. Such a good book. I highly recommend this book. The chapters are very long, but it’s still very easy to follow if you pick up and put down a lot.
I had seen Pretty Girls on a few must read thriller lists I look at from time to time. While some of the content is a bit disturbing, it is absolutely imperative for the story to work to have all the unpleasant details laid out. There were so many twists I didn't want to put it down for the fear of missing some incredibly important "holy crap!" moments! This was an excellent revenge story, but more importantly a story of overcoming the rifts caused by trauma and allowing forgiveness. I have already recommended this one to a few of the people in my book club that have stronger stomachs.
I will warn you, the torture and murder descriptions are brutal. Possibly the worst I have read. However, they got to me, as I’m sure they were meant to. The story was gripping, the mystery, twists and turns were shocking, but also made sense. And I cried at the end. I couldn’t have asked for more from this book.
First, I’m glad I didn’t read the synopsis on the book before reading this because I think it gives too much away. I had no idea that Julia, Claire, and Lydia were sisters - and it made for a great surprise.Second, there are some truly appalling, disgusting things in this novel, but that’s true with a lot of thrillers, so you’ve been warned.Third, even though Karin Slaughter gets a few things wrong about guns and bullets (most likely stuff she read on the internet), she’s woven an excellent story here and is a very good writer. I’m definitely going to read more of her books.
