The Island of Lost Girls

A stunning, genre-defying novel, poetic, immersive and as dazzling as the Mediterranean sun even as it pulls the reader through the darkest corridors of human behaviour. I was totally mesmerised, from the beautiful, slow-burn opening chapters right through to the gripping, stomach-churning finale. Alex Marwood is in a class of her own – Lisa JewellTraditional values encourage silence about sex-trafficking and murder in this heart stopping novel … Wrenching … A richly imagined novel – Crime Book of the Month * Sunday Times *A ripped-from-the-headlines thriller that is both compassionate and chilling … I couldn’t put it down – Mark EdwardsDrenched in the Mediterranean sun … This thriller travels to some very dark places: missing girls, cruel traditions, abusive fathers. Where it shines brightest, though, is in its insightful, compassionate depiction of the difficult relationship between Robin and Gemma * Observer *Gripping, timely and beautifully written. Marwood blends story-telling prowess with characters so real that we inhabit their predicaments quite viscerally. The result is irresistible. – Sophie HannahThis meticulously plotted tale tacks dexterously between past and present, and the unfolding revelations feel both shocking and inevitable … Staggering emotional force: beautiful and terrifying * Irish Times *A stiletto of a novel: heart stopping and devastating – Jenny ColganA blisteringly immersive summer read. Paradise has never been so dark and the world of the super-rich so terrifyingly believable. I’m still thinking about these characters days after reading – Emma StylesMoney, greed, glamour and exploitation all play out in this gripping thriller * Woman’s Weekly *Topical, chilling and beautifully written * Big Issue *Compellingly immersive * Irish Independent *

Alex Marwood is the pseudonym of a journalist who has worked extensively across the British press. She is the author of the word-of-mouth sensation The Wicked Girls, which won a prestigious Edgar Award, The Killer Next Door, which won the coveted Macavity Award, The Darkest Secret and The Poison Garden. She has also been shortlisted for numerous other crime writing awards and her novels have been optioned for the screen. Alex lives in south London.

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