Gripping stomach-churning . . . Marwood is in a class of her own' LISA JEWELL'Heart stopping'
SUNDAY TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH'A ripped-from-the-headlines thriller . . . I couldn't put
it down' MARK EDWARDS________________Sun-drenched glamour and obscene wealth hide the darkest
of secrets and lost girls in this ripped-from-the-headlines thriller.1985 For twelve-year-old
Mercedes La Kastellana is the place she calls home. It is an island untouched by the modern
world with deep-rooted traditions - though that is all about to change with the arrival of
multimillionaire Matthew Meade and his spoiled young daughter Tatiana. The Meades bring with
them unimaginable wealth but the price they will all pay is far darker than Mercedes and the
islanders could ever have imagined. 2016 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. ________________ FIVE STAR NetGalley
reviews 'Superbly written darkly atmospheric and incredibly creepy (but always page-turningly
readable) Alex Marwood has played an absolute blinder with The Island of Lost Girls' 'The
author specialises in ripped from the headlines thrillers but has surpassed herself this time'
'This is one of the best beach thrillers I have read' 'Superlative suspense' 'This book is so
compelling. So sunny and refreshing with this idyllic island that you just wish you were on and
then - wow. A sharp clever blisteringly dark and gripping thriller' 'An excellent dual
timeline thriller set in the glamorous world of the ultra-rich where emotions and betrayal run
high. Loved it!
