The Third Girl

<p><strong>Twenty-five years ago I escaped. One of us didn't.</strong></p><p></p><p>We were best friends - Penelope Emily and me - growing up in the picture-perfect town of Tranquility Ridge. Pine-lined streets quaint diners creaky porch swings. The kind of place nothing bad is supposed to happen.</p><p></p><p>But the night before my seventeenth birthday everything changed.</p><p></p><p>Emily invited us to a party.</p><p></p><p><strong>That's when we were taken.</strong></p><p></p><p>I woke up shackled to a rusted metal bed. My wrists bled. My ankles bruised. Music blared around the clock - too loud too cruel. I never saw who did it. I was trained not to look.</p><p></p><p>I escaped.</p><p></p><p>Penelope didn't.</p><p></p><p>And Emily? She's been lying ever since.</p><p></p><p>Now twenty-five years later a stranger appears with a message scrawled in Emily's handwriting - a message I never expected to read:</p><p></p><p><strong><em>Penelope's alive - find her!</em></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>A RAZOR-SHARP PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER PACKED WITH BURIED SECRETS BRUTAL TRUTHS AND TWISTS YOU WON'T SEE COMING.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter Charlie Donlea Jennifer Hillier Melinda Leigh and Kendra Elliot.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong>READERS LOVE <em>THE THIRD GIRL</em>:</strong></p><p></p><p>????? 'Such a great story <strong>I was hooked from the start</strong>.' Dawn M.</p><p></p><p>????? 'Wow! This is one <strong>I really didn't want to put down</strong>. Every time I thought I'd figured it out it changed and had me baffled.' Shannon B.</p><p></p><p>????? 'Wow! <strong>I loved it</strong>! . . . If you're looking for a thrilling thriller don't miss this one.' Kate S.</p><p></p><p>????? 'I was not prepared for the <strong>outrageous twists and turns </strong>. . . Such a good thriller.' Lisa</p><p></p><p>????? 'So twisted suspenseful and unhinged . . . <strong>Will have you on the edge of your seat.</strong>' Lauren</p><p></p><p>????? 'This book <strong>kept me flying through the pages</strong>. Excellent writing and storytelling.' Tabitha</p><p></p><p>???? 'I was <strong>absolutely gripped</strong> right from the very start.' Kirsty M.</p>