'Enjoyably twisty ... with a killer ending' i 'I couldn't put it down' Sophie Hannah 'Clever and twisty' Observer THREE CHILDREN WENT OUT TO PLAY. ONLY TWO CAME BACK. The Flower Girls. Laurel and Primrose. One convicted of murder, the other given a new identity. Now, nineteen years later, another child has gone missing. And the Flower Girls are about to hit the headlines all over again...
Alice Clark-Platts is a former human rights lawyer who worked at the UN International Criminal Tribunal in connection with the Rwandan genocide and on cases involving Winnie Mandela and Snoop Dogg. She is the author of the police procedurals BITTER FRUITS and THE TAKEN, the latter of which was shortlisted for the Best Police Procedural in the Dead Good Reader Awards 2017. Her work was included in Deadlier: 100 of the Best Crime Stories Written by Women, selected by Sophie Hannah.
Title: The Flower Girls
Author: Clark-Platts, Alice
ISBN: 9781526602145
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publication Date: 2019-01-24
Number of Pages: 352
Weight: 0.6602 kg
A dark, disturbing and all-consuming mystery * Sun *
A well-paced and enjoyably twisty tale of two sisters with a killer ending * i *
Clever and twisty - and horribly compelling -- Alison Flood * Observer *
Tense, intriguing and memorable. I couldn't put it down -- Sophie Hannah
Chilling, atmospheric and incredibly compelling. EXCELLENT -- Will Dean, author of Dark Pines
Creepy and unnerving, Alice Clark-Platts' dark story is getting huge amounts of buzz * Stylist *
A completely engrossing book in which moral issues are explored with intelligence and even-handedness -- Sunday Express
Absorbing ... Boldly puts public opinion on trial * Metro *
Dark, suspenseful and utterly chilling -- Lisa Ballantyne, author of The Guilty One
Phenomenal. A deep and clever exploration of a dark subject. I've never read anything quite like it -- Fiona Mitchell, author of The Maid's Room
I was completely hooked! The Flower Girls is dark and unsettling, with complex characters that drew me in from the very beginning. It was an utterly absorbing read, with a clever twist at the end, as well as a few unexpected moments throughout -- Elle Croft, author of The Guilty Wife
I finished The Flower Girls last night and I'm still reeling. A brilliant, thought-provoking read -- Francesca Jakobi, author of Bitter
This was as dark and gripping as I hoped it would be. But it's also something else: about justice, rehabilitation and hope -- Anna Mazzola, author of The Unseeing
Every bit as brilliant as I thought it would be. Twisty, sinister and heartbreaking. Such beautiful writing; so, so dark. Prepare to be fully disturbed -- Cressida McLaughlin, author of The House of Birds and Butterflies
Compulsive, creepy and chilling, it will keep you guessing as it races towards a haunting climax -- Annabel Kantaria, author of 'Disappearance'
[Clark-Platts] shows intelligence and compassion in the way she writes about the interconnected stories of all the players in the case ... Engrossing * Literary Review *
