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'Creepy, twisted, compelling, The Roanoke Girls crawls under your skin and stays there' -- Harriet Reuter Hapgood, author of <i>The Square Root of Summer</i> 'Atmospheric. Claustrophobic. Creepy...elicit[s] a slow sense of dread' -- Book by Book 'Utterly utterly gripping; at the end I was destroyed' -- Liz Loves Books 'An emotionally compelling page turner, The Roanoke Girls takes you inside the dark world of a twisted family' -- Wendy Walker, author of <i>All Is Not Forgotten</i> 'Dark and intense... with a compelling twist which will remain with you long after the book's last sentence' -- L.S. Hilton, author of <i>Maestra</i> 'I was immediately drawn into The Roanoke Girls, a haunting and riveting look at one family's tangled legacy. You won't stop reading until you've unraveled the darkest of Roanoke's shocking secrets' -- Laura McHugh, author of <i>The Weight of Blood</i> 'One of the best books I've read in a long time...Gripping, twisty, dark - what a page turner. One not to miss!' -- Rebecca Done (author of <i> This Secret We're Keeping </i>) Beautifully written and utterly captivating...and so so dark. I loved it! -- Katerina Diamond, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Teacher</i> Twisted, controversial...SO compelling and beautifully written -- Claire Douglas, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Local Girl, Missing </i> A must-have * Sunday Express * Packed with suspense and danger...this is a book that stays with you * The Lady * A debt to Daphne du Maurier is evident throughout this remarkably assured adult debut * The Sunday Times * 'Deeply, darkly twisted. I loved it. A (vastly superior) Flowers in the Attic for a new generation' -- Sarah Hilary (author of <i>Someone Else's Skin </i>) A provocative thriller * Telegraph * Fans of The Girls will love this sweat-soaked, sultry, small town tale full of shadows and lurking dread. * Red Online *

As darkly sexy as it is compelling * Heat * One of the most unsettling and thought-provoking books I've read... stunning and gripping -- Lisa Cutts, author of <i>Never Forget</i> Hauntingly beautiful and terribly macabre...not for the faint hearted... sweat-soaked, sultry and shocking -- The Book Bag A creepy thriller [which] gets under the skin and takes you into dark world of what goes on behind closed doors. Seriously twisted and eerily sexy -- Handwritten Girl This book is stunning. Stunning but dark, so so dark. Wow. -- Cressida McLaughlin, author of <i>The Canal Boat Cafe</i> Dark, disturbing, and deliciously written, The Roanoke Girls pulls you relentlessly into its twisted heart -- Ava Marsh, author of <i>Untouchable</i> 'This gothic page-turner speeds inexorably toward the kind of devastating revelations readers won't soon forget' * Publishers Weekly * 'An emotionally captivating read' * Booklist * A smoking hot barn burner of a book, diving into some of society's deepest taboos and yanking them from the shadows -- Bloglovin' [This] creepy thriller of doomed women is perfect for our times -- Jenny Boylan, <i>New York Times </i> bestselling author One of the most disturbingly gripping books I have ever read -- Ruth Dugall, author of <i>The Woman Before Me </i> Seriously twisted and utterly addictive. -- Lisa Hall (author of <i>Between You and Me </i>) 'Creepy, twisted, compelling, The Roanoke Girls crawls under your skin and stays there' -- Harriet Reuter Hapgood, author of <i>The Square Root of Summer</i> 'Atmospheric. Claustrophobic. Creepy...elicit[s] a slow sense of dread' -- Book by Book 'Utterly utterly gripping; at the end I was destroyed' -- Liz Loves Books 'An emotionally compelling page turner, The Roanoke Girls takes you inside the dark world of a twisted family' -- Wendy Walker, author of <i>All Is Not Forgotten</i> 'Dark and intense... with a compelling twist which will remain with you long after the book's last sentence' -- L.S. Hilton, author of <i>Maestra</i> 'I was immediately drawn into The Roanoke Girls, a haunting and riveting look at one family's tangled legacy. You won't stop reading until you've unraveled the darkest of Roanoke's shocking secrets' -- Laura McHugh, author of <i>The Weight of Blood</i> 'One of the best books I've read in a long time...Gripping, twisty, dark - what a page turner. One not to miss!' -- Rebecca Done (author of <i> This Secret We're Keeping </i>) Beautifully written and utterly captivating...and so so dark. I loved it! -- Katerina Diamond, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Teacher</i> Packed with suspense and danger...this is a book that stays with you * The Lady * Twisted, controversial...SO compelling and beautifully written -- Claire Douglas, <i>Sunday Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Local Girl, Missing </i> 'Deeply, darkly twisted. I loved it. A (vastly superior) Flowers in the Attic for a new generation' -- Sarah Hilary (author of <i>Someone Else's Skin </i>) Fans of The Girls will love this sweat-soaked, sultry, small town tale full of shadows and lurking dread. * Red Online * A debt to Daphne du Maurier is evident throughout this remarkably assured adult debut * The Sunday Times * A provocative thriller * Telegraph * A must-have * Sunday Express *

A provocative thriller Telegraph Fans of The Girls will love this sweat-soaked, sultry, small town tale full of shadows and lurking dread. Red Online 'Deeply, darkly twisted. I loved it. A (vastly superior) Flowers in the Attic for a new generation' -- Sarah Hilary (author of Someone Else's Skin ) Twisted, controversial...SO compelling and beautifully written -- Claire Douglas, Sunday Times bestselling author of Local Girl, Missing Beautifully written and utterly captivating...and so so dark. I loved it! -- Katerina Diamond, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Teacher 'One of the best books I've read in a long time...Gripping, twisty, dark - what a page turner. One not to miss!' -- Rebecca Done (author of This Secret We're Keeping ) 'I was immediately drawn into The Roanoke Girls, a haunting and riveting look at one family's tangled legacy. You won't stop reading until you've unraveled the darkest of Roanoke's shocking secrets' -- Laura McHugh, author of The Weight of Blood 'Dark and intense... with a compelling twist which will remain with you long after the book's last sentence' -- L.S. Hilton, author of Maestra 'An emotionally compelling page turner, The Roanoke Girls takes you inside the dark world of a twisted family' -- Wendy Walker, author of All Is Not Forgotten 'Utterly utterly gripping; at the end I was destroyed' -- Liz Loves Books 'Atmospheric. Claustrophobic. Creepy...elicit[s] a slow sense of dread' -- Book by Book 'Creepy, twisted, compelling, The Roanoke Girls crawls under your skin and stays there' -- Harriet Reuter Hapgood, author of The Square Root of Summer Seriously twisted and utterly addictive. -- Lisa Hall (author of Between You and Me ) One of the most disturbingly gripping books I have ever read -- Ruth Dugall, author of The Woman Before Me [This] creepy thriller of doomed women is perfect for our times -- Jenny Boylan, New York Times bestselling author A smoking hot barn burner of a book, diving into some of society's deepest taboos and yanking them from the shadows -- Bloglovin' 'An emotionally captivating read' Booklist 'This gothic page-turner speeds inexorably toward the kind of devastating revelations readers won't soon forget' Publishers Weekly Dark, disturbing, and deliciously written, The Roanoke Girls pulls you relentlessly into its twisted heart -- Ava Marsh, author of Untouchable This book is stunning. Stunning but dark, so so dark. Wow. -- Cressida McLaughlin, author of The Canal Boat Cafe A creepy thriller [which] gets under the skin and takes you into dark world of what goes on behind closed doors. Seriously twisted and eerily sexy -- Handwritten Girl Hauntingly beautiful and terribly macabre...not for the faint hearted... sweat-soaked, sultry and shocking -- The Book Bag One of the most unsettling and thought-provoking books I've read... stunning and gripping -- Lisa Cutts, author of Never Forget

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Amy Engel is the author of the YA novels THE BOOK OF IVY and THE REVOLUTION OF IVY. She lives in Missouri with her family. THE ROANOKE GIRLS is her first novel for adults.

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