The Island of Lost Girls

by Alex Marwood

ISBN: 9780751566024

Published: 2023-06-08

'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,...