{"product_id":"leave-the-girls-behind-jacqueline-bublitz","title":"Leave the Girls Behind","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Formatted\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed author of Before You Knew My Name returns with another taut suspense thriller overlaid with a moving exploration of the ways in which violent crime ricochets through the lives of those left behind.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou can run from your past, but not from the girls left behind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNineteen years ago, Ruth-Ann Baker's childhood friend was murdered by convicted killer Ethan Oswald. Haunted by what happened, Ruth has long been convinced Oswald had other victims. But no one has ever believed her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter dropping out of college and failing to prove her serial killer theory, Ruth is bartending when she hears that another young girl has gone missing from her home town. With Oswald now deceased, she begins to suspect he had an accomplice. A partner in crime who is still active today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrossing the globe from New York to New Zealand, Ruth unlocks parts of herself that she hasn't dared to revisit, bringing her perilously close to three different women. The deeper she delves, the more she can't shake the feeling that one of them knows the truth. About her childhood friend. About the missing girl. And, perhaps most dangerously of all, about Ruth herself ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom an author who “pushes the boundaries of crime fiction in all the right ways” (Alex Finlay, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Night Shift), Leave the Girls Behind\u003c\/i\u003e is another spine-chilling thriller that will linger long after you finish the last page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note this copy has some scuffs on the edges of the covers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: \u003cspan tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Text Text__body3\"\u003e9781760879365 \u003cspan class=\"Text Text__subdued\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: Trade P\u003cspan\u003eaperback\u003c\/span\u003e, \u003cspan\u003e370 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Allen \u0026amp; Unwin \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B - Good Condition","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45622163046556,"sku":null,"price":11.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/1597\/0972\/files\/leave_34e47c93-1302-44b8-a799-5c888ac53627.jpg?v=1790657128","url":"https:\/\/booksforless.co.nz\/products\/leave-the-girls-behind-jacqueline-bublitz","provider":"Books For Less","version":"1.0","type":"link"}