Lost Girls by Charlotte Philby - ISBN: 9781399812122
Hardcover
A missing girl, a city of secrets, and a dangerous web of lies.
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Lost Girls

The gripping detective crime novel from The TImes Thriller of the Year author

$46.80

  • Hardcover

    336 pages

  • Release Date

    23 June 2026

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Summary

A MISSING TEENAGER. A CITY FULL OF SECRETS…

When the daughter of the Swedish Ambassador disappears from her prestigious London school in broad daylight, the authorities are on high alert. There are no witnesses and no ransom demand: thirteen-year-old Freya Sjoberg has vanished into thin air.

With the Metropolitan Police out of their depth, specialist agent DS Madeleine Farrow is called in to handle the case. As a former pupil at Wimpole Girls, she knows the school’s affluent c…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399812122
ISBN-10:1399812122
Author:Charlotte Philby
Publisher:John Murray Press
Imprint:Baskerville
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:336
Release Date:23 June 2026
Weight:540g
Dimensions:236mm x 164mm x 34mm
Series:Farrow & Chang Thrillers
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Critics Review

Deftly riffing on actual news events, Lost Girls is another assured outing for Charlotte Philby’s female odd couple … what lingers longest in the memory is its depiction of a London ever more divided between haves and have-nots. * Sunday Times *Praise for DIRTY MONEY–A lively and topical addition to the library of metropolitan crime novels * Financial Times *A rich, detailed picture of life in contemporary London … Dirty Money is one of those rare books that has it all - fantastic, realistic characters, a good plot and absolutely beautiful writing * Sunday Independent *Features a winning duo in DS Madeleine Farrow and Ramona Chang * Sunday Times *A dazzling crime story * Woman’s Own *Slick, sharp, topical and very cool! – Natasha Poliszczuk

About The Author

Charlotte Philby

Charlotte Philby is a critically acclaimed author, journalist and screenwriter. She started her career as a newspaper reporter, editor and columnist at the Independent, where she was shortlisted for the Cudlipp Prize for investigative reporting, and worked as a contributing editor and features writer at Marie Claire. Charlotte is currently adapting one of her novels for film with the support of the BFI. Lost Girls is her seventh novel and the second book in the Farrow & Chang series. She was born in London and lives with her family in Bristol.

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