An exciting debut from a talented new voice. Girl in Snow is a propulsive mystery set in a
suburban community marked by unsettling voyeurism. Danya Kukafka patiently reveals layers of
her characters' inner lives-their ugliness and vulnerabilities-in prose that sparkles and
wounds. I couldn't put this one down. -Brit Bennett New York Times bestselling author of The
Mothers An addictive debut thriller about the mysterious death of a small-town golden girl and
the secret lives of three people connected to her: the social misfit who loved her from afar
the rebellious girl who despised her and the policeman investigating her death. As morning
dawns in a sleepy Colorado suburb a dusting of snow covers high school freshman Lucinda
Hayes's dead body on a playground carousel. As accusations quickly spread Lucinda's tragic
death draws three outsiders from the shadows. Oddball Cameron Whitley loved-still
loves-Lucinda. Though they've hardly ever spoken and any sensible onlooker would call him
Lucinda's stalker Cameron is convinced that he knows her better than anyone. Completely
untethered by the news of her death Cameron's erratic behavior provides the town ample reason
to suspect that he's the killer. Jade Dixon-Burns hates Lucinda. Lucinda took everything from
Jade: her babysitting job and her best friend. The worst part was Lucinda's blissful ignorance
to the damage she'd wrought. Officer Russ Fletcher doesn't know Lucinda but he knows the kid
everyone is talking about the boy who may have killed her. Cameron Whitley is his ex-partner's
son. Now Russ must take a painful journey through the past to solve Lucinda's murder and keep a
promise he made long ago. Girl in Snow investigates the razor-sharp line between love and
obsession and will thrill fans of Everything I Never Told You and Luckiest Girl Alive.
Intoxicating and intense this is a novel you will not be able to put down.
