Twenty years ago, three young friends vanished from the scene of an accident, which left another badly injured. Now in Claire Douglas’ The Girls Who Disappeared, journalist Jenna Halliday arrives in town to cover the milestone anniversary, only to discover that loss, secrets and local lore still haunt the place and its inhabitants.

Claire Douglas is a mistress at weaving the reader into a web of domestic deceit."--Jane Corry, author of The Dead Ex Now:Journalist Jenna Halliday visits the close-knit community of Stafferbury to persuade Olivia to talk and solve the mystery of the girls’ disappearance. But Olivia won’t speak. When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering a body. Two bodies, in fact. A fabulous book. Brilliantly plotted, heart-wrenchingly emotional, and with a central premise to die for. This delivered by the armful. I loved it!' GYTHA LODGE What happened to the girls who disappeared? On the twentieth anniversary of the tragedy, journalist Jenna Halliday has arrived in Wiltshire to cover the case. The locals aren't happy with this outsider determined to dig into the past. Least of all Olivia.Claire’s books have been published in fifteen countries. She lives in Bath with her husband, children and two very fluffy cats. Twenty years ago:One rainy night, Olivia Rutherford is driving three friends home when a figure in the road causes her to swerve and crash. Regaining consciousness, she finds herself alone in the car – her friends have vanished. Except sometimes discovering the truth can cost you everything you hold dear – your family, your sanity and even your life. Genres: Fiction, Thrillers, Crime, Suspense, Psychological, Family Life, General, Mystery & Detective

As the walls close in around her, Una fears she’ll end up just like the other girls . . . The Couple at No. 9 (2021) Spine-chilling . . . A twisty plot and unnerving undertones make this an unforgettable read' CULTUREFLY The Girls Who Disappeared is a story crafted by the Queen of the unfathomable twist. It’s like an itch you can’t quite reach, a brilliant character study with razor sharp writing.Rose’s Alzheimer’s means her memory is increasingly confused. She can’t help the police – but it is clear she remembers something. A gripping story which kept me awake last night as I had to finish reading it!' 5***** READER REVIEW But before they can begin to heal their fragile marriage, Libby makes some disturbing discoveries about the house. And soon the peace and isolation begin to feel threatening. How alone are they? Why does she feel watched? I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how all the pieces of the puzzle came together and thought that the local myth and legend, which had grown up around the small town, added this intriguing, extra dimension to the story. What starts out as a decidedly creepy and chilling cold case mystery becomes a cruel and disturbing domestic thriller, written by an author who only goes from strength to strength. The Girls Who Disappeared might well be Claire Douglas’ most complex and assured novel to date, and I thought it was exceptional. Don’t miss out on The Girls Who Disappeared.

Twenty years ago : One rainy night, Olivia Rutherford is driving three friends home when a figure in the road causes her to swerve and crash. Regaining consciousness, she finds herself alone in the car - her friends have vanished.

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In a rural Wilshire town lies the Devil's Corridor--a haunted road which has witnessed eerie happenings, from unexplained deaths to the sounds of a child crying in the night. Now : Journalist Jenna Halliday visits the close-knit community of Stafferbury to persuade Olivia to talk and solve the mystery of the girls' disappearance. But Olivia won't speak. Jess and Heather were once best friends – until the night Heather’s sister Flora vanished. The night that lies tore their friendship apart.

While Jenna interviews the townspeople and tries to find a way to approach her, we also hear things from Olivia’s perspective. This builds a more complete picture of how far and in what ways the ripples of impact travel, as we not only discover how the accident has impacted the town and its inhabitants but also, the young woman directly involved. I really felt for Olivia, the survivor of the accident, and the girl who is left behind by it, in so many ways. Especially since she stays within that same community, with all the suspicion, stigma, and survivor’s guilt which that entails. It makes the revelations, which come later in the book, all the more impactful and devastating for having met her early on and heard her story this way. While I warmed to her for the most part, Jenna does have some moments of utter stupidity, such as when she takes off on her own through the woods near where someone’s been found dead, for example. I found myself repeatedly telling her that no-one knew where she was and wouldn’t be able to help, if she ran into trouble. But moments like those also helped to make her more relatable as a character. After all, she’s a journalist under pressure to deliver by a deadline and desperate to get to the bottom of a 20-year-old mystery. And besides, sometimes it’s all too tempting to take off and do things on impulse. A journalist's life is threatened when she investigates the truth about a mysterious car crash that happened twenty years earlier in this gripping thriller from the internationally bestselling author of The Couple at Number 9 and Just Like the Other Girls. Twenty years ago, Olivia Rutherfood crashed her car while driving home with three friends.When she regained consciousness, she was alone - her friends had vanished. I received this book for free from the Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The Girls Who Disappeared by Claire Douglas

After what happened in London, Kirsty needs a fresh start with her family. And running a guesthouse in the Welsh mountains sounds idyllic. Perhaps the truth of what happened to Sophie will finally come out. Yet Francesca is beginning to wish she hadn’t returned. Everywhere she turns are ghosts from her past. The same old faces and familiar haunts of her youth. But if someone knows what really happened to Sophie that night then now’s the time to find out – isn’t it? A group of friends traveling in Olivia’s car through rural Wiltshire is involved in a catastrophic car accident. It’s left the driver, Olivia, with serious injuries to her leg twenty years on. The girls were never seen again, and with no conclusion to their disappearance or the accident, she’s got a severe case of survivor’s guilt. She doesn’t know what happened to her friends, but she knows that it can’t be good. They’d never leave without telling their families – only one conclusion makes sense, and that’s that someone must have hurt them further. It’s not something she can dwell on. Whole Systems Design: Inquiries in the Knowing Field is an open invitation and an inspiration for Innovators, System Designers, Leaders, Change Agents, and Constellators-anyone who wishes to live and work from a whole systems perspective. It is for people new to working with complex systems as well as for those who will enjoy engaging with its practitioners, its concepts, and its emerging history. Kathryn, her cold and bitter daughter, resents Una’s presence. More disturbing is the evidence suggesting two girls lived here before.