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The Girls Left Behind

By: Emily Gunnis
Narrated by: Clare Corbett
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The gripping new audiobook from the global bestselling author of THE GIRL IN THE LETTER Emily Gunnis is a heartwrenching story of a girl disappeared, a terrible wrong and powerful people with something to hide...

NO ONE BELIEVED THE GIRLS.

BUT BONES DON'T LIE...

The clock is ticking for Superintendent Jo Hamilton, who is just days from retirement from Sussex Police when the discovery of the bones of a young woman takes her back to a tragic unsolved case she worked on as WPC in the 1970s: the disappearance of a teenage girl from a notorious local children's home, not long after another young resident died in suspicious circumstances.

Jo is determined track down the victim's sister, convinced that re-opening the hushed-up wrongs of the past will uncover the truth of the girls' deaths. But will the trail lead her disturbingly close to home?

Your favourite authors adore Emily Gunnis's powerful, emotional and gripping bestsellers.

©2023 Emily Gunnis (P)2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd Historical Mystery Police Procedurals Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Heartfelt

Critic reviews

'Compelling, twisty, heart-wrenching... A novel that stays with you. I was gripped' Sophie Kinsella

'Utterly gripping, taut and powerful. An emotionally charged, compulsive, moving novel Adele Parks

'Fast paced, brilliantly plotted and desperately sad at times - all hallmarks of a bestseller' Lesley Pearse
Surprising Twists • Well-planned Mystery • Gifted Narrator • Engaging Storyline • Heartwrenching Tale • Expertly Written

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I really enjoyed this! Great mystery and story. Narrator was perfect. I want to get more books by this author now and narrator!

Wow! Kept me listening and wanting to know more.

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Unexpected twists….. love and forgiveness….power of family
Loved every minute!!! Especially the connection of everything at the end.

Love, family, reconnection

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Great story! Well narrated, well written. I enjoyed it immensely, I wS shocked at the ending. I did not see that coming! Great book well worth reading.

The ending!!!

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This book grips you from the beginning and never lets go. Told from several POVs and spanning over several decades, we wonder how the characters will converge…and it is masterfully done. The ending totally caught me by surprise. Definitely a must listen…and re-listen!!!

A truly fantastic listen!!

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The storyteller did an amazing job of keeping me engaged in the book! I truly enjoyed listening to her tell the story about the girls 

I love how the

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