LAST GIRLS ALIVE IBD

Sinopse

Half-buried in the muddy earth and surrounded by puddles of water lies the naked body of a beautiful young girl. Her pale skin looks like porcelain in the early morning light. Her fragile arms bent and crooked like a broken doll.WhenáDetective Katie Scottáis called to the discovery of a young girl buried on the grounds of a former children&rsquo,s home in Pine Valley, California, she&rsquo,s hopeful it&rsquo,s the end to a devastating cold case she&rsquo,s been working on. No one has seen Candace Harlan since she ran away from Elm Hill Manor five years ago. Her death will be a tragedy, but it will also bring peace to those who miss her most. But the girl in the ground is not Candace.The victim is almost identical to Candace in every way, but fear grips Katie as she takes in the black ink that decorates the girl&rsquo,s back &ndash, a terrifying message tattooed on her skináafteráshe drew her last breath.Forcing down traumatic memories of losing her own parents, Katie is certain someone mistook this poor soul for Candace, and that this crumbling home for lost girls is at the heart of this terrible crime. She sets to work digging into the tragic history of the owners who lost so many children of their own and tracking down the last six residents and the staff who cared for them &ndash, but no one wants to talk, let alone remember.The next day, as second girl&rsquo,s body is found down by the creek at high water, the same words etched into her skin. Katie&rsquo,s worst fear is confirmed: someone is picking off the last of the Elm Hill girls one by one. But what does the tattoo mean? And what monster would target these innocent girls who have already been through so much?Katie must dig deep to confront her own fears and protect the vulnerable &ndash, but as the body count rises further, will there be anyone left to save?Anáabsolutely gripping, dark, andátotally unputdownableáserial killer thriller thatáwill keep you racing through the pages all night long.áFans ofáLisa Regan, Rachel CaineáandáMelinda Leigháwilláread in one sitting!áWhat readers are saying about Jennifer Chase:&lsquo,THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS PUTTING THIS BOOK DOWN!!!!!... I wasáliterally holding my breath&hellip,áI HAD TO KNOW!!!!!áAs for theáexplosive endingáWOWádefinitely not what or who I was expecting.&rsquo, Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars&lsquo,Brilliant! Brilliant! Absolutely freaking brilliant!!... Fantastic and so real.&rsquo,áShalini&rsquo,s Books & Reviews, 5 stars&lsquo,I just couldn&rsquo,t stop reading.áI had to know how the story panned&hellip,áOne hell of a scary and unpredictable rollercoaster rideáwitháseveral twists and turnsáalong the way. On more than one occasionáI almost had to read through my fingers as I feared what was going to happen next&hellip, got theáadrenaline pumping, theáblood pressure risingáandásent my heart rate through the roof&hellip, I waságrippedáby the story andáon the edge of my seat throughout.',áGinger Book Geek, 5 stars