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WINNER OF THE ALA ALEX AWARD
"Both a wonderful first novel and a strange, haunting modern fairy tale."--John Connolly
"A stunning debut."--Rick Riordan
"Steeped in spooky legends and set in a country that, for all its present-day serenity, can't fully escape the burden of its harrowing past, this is a mystery with unusual resonance."--T"he Washington Post"
"A rich and haunting read with nearly flawless writing."--"The Roanoke Times"
"A contemporary story that feels age-old, too . . . dotted with creepy tales."--"The New York Times"
"Outstanding."--"The Times" (London)
"Both a wonderful first novel and a strange, haunting modern fairy tale."--John Connolly
"A stunning debut."--Rick Riordan
"Steeped in spooky legends and set in a country that, for all its present-day serenity, can't fully escape the burden of its harrowing past, this is a mystery with unusual resonance."--T"he Washington Post"
"A rich and haunting read with nearly flawless writing."--"The Roanoke Times"
"A contemporary story that feels age-old, too . . . dotted with creepy tales."--"The New York Times"
"Outstanding."--"The Times" (London)
Kurzbeschreibung
On the day Katharina Linden disappears, Pia is the last person to see her alive. Terror is spreading through the town. How could a ten-year-old girl vanish in a place where everybody knows everybody else? Pia is determined to find out what happened to Katharina. But then the next girl disappears . . .
Synopsis
On the day Katharina Linden disappears, Pia is the last person to see her alive. Terror is spreading through the town. How could a ten-year-old girl vanish in a place where everybody knows everybody else? Pia is determined to find out what happened to Katharina. But then the next girl disappears.
Über den Autor
Helen Grant was born in London. She read Classics at St Hugh's College, Oxford, and then worked in marketing for ten years in order to fund her love of travelling. In 2001 she and her family moved to Bad Münstereifel in Germany, and it was exploring the legends of this beautiful town that inspired her to write her first novel. She now lives in Brussels with her husband, her two children and a small German cat.
