#132 in Crime & mystery
The Broken Girls
- 448
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
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About the book
THEY WON'T FORGIVE. THEY WON'T FORGET. 'Clever and wonderfully chilling. It held me hostage' - Fiona Barton, Sunday Times-bestselling author of The Widow and The Child 'A brilliant page-turner' Jenny Quintana, author of The Missing Girl 1950 - At the crumbling Idlewild Hall school for unwanted girls, four room-mates begin to bond over dark secrets and whispered fears - until one of them mysteriously disappears . . . 2014 - Journalist Fiona Sheridan can't get over the murder of her sister twenty years ago, near the ruins of Idlewild. And when another body is found during renovations of the school, she begins to uncover horrors that were meant to remain hidden - and a voice that won't be silenced. For fans of Lisa Jewell and S.K. Tremayne, The Broken Girls is a chilling story of murder, revenge, and secrets that refuse to stay buried . . . 'Dark and atmospheric . . . The Broken Girls shows the gothic claustrophobia of a small town haunted by more than its past' Harriet Tyce, author of Blood Orange 'Downright scary and atmospheric' - Lisa Gardner, author of Right Behind You
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 156 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 51% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 156 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“Surprisingly Good Excellent mystery intertwined with the present and the past. I will definitely try another book from author Simone St. James, even though it was a bit of a feminist novel.”
“Omg! This book was so good! It's definitely a solid 4 stars from me, the only reason I am taking a star off is because it wasn't as spooky as I was wanting it to be. I just really feel like the could have utilized…”
Frequently asked
How long is The Broken Girls?
It has 448 pages — longer than 66% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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