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The Girls In The Woods

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The edge-of-your-seat fifth book in the Annie Graham crime thriller series * Don’t go into the woods. Because you’re in for a big surprise… Annie Ashworth is currently off duty. With her baby bump growing fast, she is under strict instructions to stay away from police... Read More
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The edge-of-your-seat fifth book in the Annie Graham crime thriller series

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Don’t go into the woods. Because you’re in for a big surprise…

The stunning fifth book in the police procedural serial killer crime thriller series from the bestselling author of One Left Alive!

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The edge-of-your-seat fifth book in the Annie Graham crime thriller series

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Don’t go into the woods. Because you’re in for a big surprise…

Annie Ashworth is currently off duty. With her baby bump growing fast, she is under strict instructions to stay away from police work and look after herself, especially as she has a history of leading danger right to her door. So when her police officer husband, Will, is called to the discovery of a skeleton buried out in the local woods, Annie tries to keep out of the investigation. But as another body is discovered and her own niece suddenly goes missing, staying away just isn’t an option.

As Annie is soon to discover, a picture really does tell a thousand stories. But which one leads to a killer?

The thrilling fifth book in the Annie Graham series

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Readers love the Annie Graham series!

'This is a fantastic story… An excellent combo of "who-dunnit", tragic timelines and haunted houses' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book had me reading into the early hours of the morning, I just loved it… I was there with Annie and felt the hairs stand up on a few occasions. Great start to a new series' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'This book is raved about by all who read it and rightly so… It is a startling good read which grips you from the first few pages… I COULD NOT put this book down!' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'There were times I totally lost myself in the plot… I even found myself sat up at 4am racing through the last couple of chapters as I wanted to know what happened. I loved it' Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Series: The Annie Graham crime series

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  • The Girls In The Woods
    The edge-of-your-seat fifth book in the Annie Graham crime thriller series * Don’t go into the woods. Because you’re in for a big surprise… Annie Ashworth is currently off duty. With her baby bump growing fast, she is under strict instructions to stay away from police work and look after herself, especially as she has a history of leading danger...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008737184

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 June 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HQ Digital

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Helen Phifer is the #1 bestselling crime and horror novelist of the Annie Graham and Lucy Harwin series. Helen lives in a small town in Cumbria with her husband and five children. Surrounded by miles of coastline and only a short drive from the beautiful Lake District. She has always loved writing and reading since the days she learnt how to in infant school. Unable to find enough of the scary stories she loves to read, she decided to write her own.

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