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When the shocking murder of Claire’s husband brings the horror and heartbreak of the cold case 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 dark family secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago … and find the astonishing truth where they least expected it. Powerful, poignant, and an utterly gripping crime thriller, packed with indelible characters and dark, unforgettable twists, \u003ci\u003ePretty Girls \u003c\/i\u003eis a masterful novel from one of the finest writers working today.\u003cp\u003eThe secrets connecting a brutal murder to a decades-old disappearance are about to be unearthed. But will the truth save them, or bury them forever?\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee Child says it’s “stunning… certain to be a book of the year.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKathy Reichs calls it “extraordinary… a major achievement.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeffery Deaver says that \u003cstrong\u003e“\u003c\/strong\u003efiction doesn't get any better than this.\u003cstrong\u003e”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eGillian Flynn says of Karin Slaughter: “I’d follow her anywhere.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSee for yourself what these #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling authors are talking about.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSisters. Strangers. Survivors.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMore than twenty years ago, Claire and Lydia’s teenaged sister Julia vanished without a trace. The two women have not spoken since, and now their lives could not be more different. Claire is the glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire. Lydia, a single mother, dates an ex-con and struggles to make ends meet. But neither has recovered from the horror and heartbreak of their shared loss—a devastating wound that's cruelly ripped open when Claire's husband is killed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe disappearance of a teenage girl and the murder of a middle-aged man, almost a quarter-century apart: what could connect them? Forming a wary truce, the surviving sisters look to the past to find the truth, unearthing the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago . . . and uncovering the possibility of redemption, and revenge, where they least expect it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePowerful, poignant, and utterly gripping, packed with indelible characters and unforgettable twists, \u003cem\u003ePretty Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterful novel from one of the finest writers working today.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Her characters, plot, and pacing are unrivaled among thriller writers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Connelly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Stunning family.... Certain to be a book of the year.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLee Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Slaughter’s eye for detail and truth is unmatched. . . . 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