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  • Published: 7 December 2021
  • ISBN: 9781984836151
  • Imprint: Razorbill
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $37.99

The Girls Are Never Gone




The Conjuring meets Sadie in this queer ghost story, when seventeen-year-old podcaster Dare finds herself in a life-or-death struggle against an evil spirit.

In this spine-tingling sapphic ghost story, a seventeen-year-old podcaster finds herself in a life-or-death struggle against an evil spirit.

“Nancy Drew meets Ghost Hunters in this queer thriller.”—Kirkus Reviews

“A deliciously creepy, turn-the-page-as-fast-as-you-can, stay-up-all-night read.”—Megan Shepherd, New York Times bestselling author of Grim Lovelies and The Madman’s Daughter

Some mysteries are better left unsolved. Some spirits are better left forgotten.

Dare Chase doesn’t believe in ghosts. Privately, she’s a supernatural skeptic. But publicly, she’s keeping her doubts to herself—because she’s the voice of Attachments, her brand-new paranormal-investigation podcast, and she needs her ghost-loving listeners to tune in.

That’s what brings her to Arrington Estate. Thirty years ago, teenager Atheleen Bell drowned in Arrington’s lake, and legend says her spirit haunts the estate. Dare’s more interested in the suspicious circumstances surrounding her death—circumstances that she believes point to a living culprit, not the supernatural. Still, she’s vowed to keep an open mind as she investigates, even if she’s pretty sure what she’ll find.

But Arrington is full of surprises. Good ones like Quinn, the cute daughter of the house’s new owner. And baffling ones like the threatening messages left scrawled in paint on Quinn’s walls, the ghastly face that appears behind Dare’s own in the mirror, and the unnatural current that nearly drowns their friend Holly in the lake. As Dare is drawn deeper into the mysteries of Arrington, she’ll have to rethink the boundaries of what is possible. Because if something is lurking in the lake . . . it might not be willing to let her go.

  • Published: 7 December 2021
  • ISBN: 9781984836151
  • Imprint: Razorbill
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $37.99

About the author

Sarah Glenn Marsh

Sarah Glenn Marsh writes young adult novels and children's picture books. When she's not writing, Sarah enjoys ceramics, ghost hunting, traveling, and all things nerdy. She lives in Richmond, Virginia, with her husband and their menagerie: four rescued sighthounds, three birds, and many fish. She is the author of the Fear the Drowning Deep series and the Reign of the Fallen series.

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Praise for The Girls Are Never Gone

Praise for The Girls Are Never Gone:
 
“Nancy Drew meets Ghost Hunters in this queer thriller. An utterly addictive ghost story.” —Kirkus Reviews
 
“A horror mystery that will keep readers guessing until the end.” 
—School Library Journal

“Based on the real life haunted house in the author’s family, this beautiful ghost story was impossible to put down. I felt like I had opened a doorway into an eerie, layered story that might not let me leave—and I loved it! One of Sarah Glenn Marsh’s most captivating novels yet!” —Shea Ernshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Winterwood

“A diabetic heroine solving mysteries and hunting ghosts? I couldn’t get enough! This mystery unfolds page by spooky page, ending in a twist you won’t see coming. Be prepared to sleep with the lights on!” —Alexandra Christo, author of To Kill a Kingdom

“The Girls Are Never Gone is a spine-tingling atmospheric tale that will haunt you long after the book’s final twist. Sarah Glenn Marsh can turn any ghost skeptic into a true believer; you’ll be sleeping with the lights on and avoiding all mysterious bodies of water. I dare you to wade into the murky depths and discover what spooky delights are in store.” —Astrid Scholte, internationally bestselling author of Four Dead Queens

“A breathless page-turner, this novel kept me up way too late reading! This is Sarah Glenn Marsh’s best novel yet, and once you start, you won’t be able to put it down. Just keep the lights on!” —Beth Revis, New York Times bestselling author of Across the Universe and Give the Dark My Love

“The Girls Are Never Gone is a deliciously creepy, turn-the-page-as-fast-as-you-can, stay-up-all-night read. Spine-tingling and smart. I devoured it and craved more!” —Megan Shepherd, New York Times bestselling author of Grim Lovelies and The Madman’s Daughter