Emiko Jean

Immersive, gripping, and with a twist you won&rsquo;t see coming

Incredible. The definition of a page-turner.

Truly compelling. Emiko Jean will soon be a household name.

What a page-turner, and masterful in its structure with a truly shocking twist at the end. It&rsquo;s an absolute winner for me.

An emotional gut punch of a thriller, Emiko Jean had me enthralled with her pitch-perfect pacing, elegant prose, and twists I never saw coming.

I stayed up late into the night turning the pages . . . a truly jaw-dropping twist.

Brooding and atmospheric with a truly gripping plot. THE NEXT GIRL is an immersive experience.

&lsquo;Dark, twisted, and beautifully written. But it's also a thoughtful exploration of trauma, female rage, the violence women face and the roles we're allowed to play. I loved it.&rsquo;

A stunning novel that explores the endurance of the human spirit and asks how far someone would go for love.

I guess you're probably wondering about the next girl. Because there's always another girl, right? A girl waiting to be taken. To be swept away. I'll tell you about her. 
 
It's been twenty years since Detective Chelsey Calhoun lost her sister, and she's been searching ever since: for signs, for closure, for other missing girls. Happy endings are rare in Chelsey's line of work. 
 
Until, two years after her disappearance, local teenager Ellie Black is found alive in Washington State woods. 
 
But something's not right about her: where has she been, and who is she protecting? 
 
Chelsey has to find out. For herself, for her sister, and before the next girl is taken.

The Next Girl

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Magnetic. I couldn't put it down.

Immersive, gripping, and with a twist you won’t see coming

Incredible. The definition of a page-turner.

Magnetic. I couldn't put it down.

Immersive, gripping, and with a twist you won’t see coming

Incredible. The definition of a page-turner.

Magnetic. I couldn't put it down.

Immersive, gripping, and with a twist you won’t see coming

Incredible. The definition of a page-turner.

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