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They Say a Girl Died Here

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Anna Maybourne dropped out of university to move to the farming town of Harper's Creek with her mother, sister and grandmother. They don't talk about why. They hoped being back home might help Grandma's dementia - but it only descends deeper - while Anna becomes obsessed... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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A murder mystery. A ghost story. A psychological thriller. A nail-biting suspense masterclass that only Sarah Pinborough could have written.

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Anna Maybourne dropped out of university to move to the farming town of Harper's Creek with her mother, sister and grandmother. They don't talk about why.

They hoped being back home might help Grandma's dementia - but it only descends deeper - while Anna becomes obsessed with the murder of two local girls, exactly three years apart.

The case was closed, but as the next three-year anniversary looms - and the town suffers a drought - people pray, people worry, and people wait.

But Anna believes that the killer is watching and that Grandma somehow knows more than she should. They say both are, in their own ways, mad.

Because when Grandma speaks, only Anna understands that instead of being over, the mystery seems like it's starting again...

A murder mystery unlike any other: full of secrets, suspense, and a shocking twist that could only come from the mind of Sarah Pinborough...

PRAISE FOR SARAH PINBOROUGH

'Pinborough writes like an absolute dream' RICHARD OSMAN

'Sarah Pinborough is a twisted genius' LISA JEWELL

'A cracking good story ... You'll never guess the ending' STEPHEN KING

'Full of (the) clever twists... I'm a big fan' HARLAN COBEN

'No one tells stories like Sarah Pinborough' CHRIS WHITAKER

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398722569

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Sarah Pinborough is an award-winning and New York Times, Sunday Times, and internationally bestselling author and screenwriter who is published in over 30 territories worldwide. Having published more than 25 novels across various genres, her recent books include Behind Her Eyes, now a smash-hit Netflix limited series; Dead to Her, in development with Topic Studios; The Death House, which she's adapting herself for Compelling Pictures; and her most recent book Insomnia, which she's adapted for Left Bank Pictures, currently filming and coming to Paramount+ in 2024, starring Vicky McClure.

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