The Next Girl
By Carla Kovach
- Release Date: 2018-04-02
- Genre: Police Procedural
Description
IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THE NEXT GIRL...
You thought he’d come to save you. You were wrong.
‘Absolutely the best thriller I’ve read this year!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘I absolutely, totally and utterly LOVED reading The Next Girl… has to be one of my top reads of 2018.' Ginger Book Geek, 5 stars
‘Oh my goodness! This was gripping and fast moving from page one.’ Southern and Sassy Wine Lady, 5 stars
Deborah Jenkins pulls her coat around her for the short walk home in the pouring rain. But she never makes it home that night. And she is never seen again…
Four years later, an abandoned baby girl is found wrapped in dirty rags on a doorstep. An anonymous phone call urges the police to run a DNA test on the baby. But nobody is prepared for the results.
The newborn belongs to Deborah. She’s still alive...
THE GRIPPING THRILLER EVERYONE’S TALKING ABOUT – if you like Lisa Gardner, Robert Bryndza or Clare Mackintosh, you will absolutely love this. A completely unputdownable page-turner with an ending that will blow your mind.
**Each Gina Harte book can be read as part of the series or as a standalone**
‘Boy oh boy… I absolutely blinking well LOVED it.’ Ginger Book Geek, 5 stars
‘Just wow!... FANTASTIC... I just had to keep reading.’ Bonnie’s Book Talk, 5 stars
‘I couldn’t put it down.’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘Wow, wow wow! Excellent book!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘OMG... gripping... I have goosebumps.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘I am in love with this author.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘Brilliant!... Exceptional... Thrilling... superb.’ Renita D’Silva, 5 stars
‘A fantastic book!!!!! OMG so much suspense.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘I found this book unputdownable!!’ Goodreads reviewer
‘Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘I was hooked from the start right to the last page.’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘I loved this book! Chilling, disturbing and gripping!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
‘DI Gina Harte is my new heroine!’ Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars
‘I like to give honest reviews. If I don't like a book I will say I don't like it... So here goes my review of The Next Girl.... without a doubt this is a fantastic book!!!!! OMG... This book literally I was not able to put down it kept me captivated from the first chapter. Who left the baby on the library steps? and why? How is this baby connected to missing person Deborah Jenkins?... YOU will HAVE to read to find out!... There is nothing that I didn't like about this book. SO much suspense that kept you flipping through the pages to the end! Read today you will not be disappointed!’ Goodreads reviewer, 5 stars
Reviews
The Next Girl
5By Lizeth DJSWhat an incredible book! I couldn't put my phone down for even a second. Highly recommend it!5/5
5By MylaNicoleA Fantastic read! Definitely kept me on the edge of my seat, not a dull moment in this book10/10 must read !
5By leeexxxiii3This book was great ! It kept me entertained at all times! I loved the different point of views and the way I could picture everything as I was reading. I seriously could not put it down! Super fast and easy read!Dh
5By uffififiufHeptjNo so good
1By lizzyyzzthgWas okay at first then started dragging out with irrelevant details and a lot of typos. I wouldn’t recommendExcellent read!
5By jillhardy2Well written book—would make a great movie!Gripping the edge of my seat literally
5By goldread343Amazing book didn’t want to stop reading very well writtenNan
5By Ruthy MayI couldn’t put this book down. It kept me on the edge of my seat. Well done and well written.The next girl
4By jkvlcdajvoidjvfiopeGripping!Monotonous, repetitive and underwhelming ending
1By treucrimeaficionadoI am a lover of true crime, but it is clear to me that the author does not understand how crimes are solved. Number one, the author introduced so many characters and didn’t even explain where they came from or who they were. The author simply just stated names, and I found myself reviewing previous pages to see who these people were, and still at the end of the book, I do not know who they are or how they were relevant. Number two, If there is an abandoned baby found and they can do a DNA test to find who the mother is, they can definitely run another DNA test to see if the father is in system. They didn’t even do that and the main character, which is the detective, didn’t even end up, cracking the case after four years. It was a random stranger who cracked the case. There were so many points at which I thought the author was giving us some foreshadowing, but in fact those elements had absolutely nothing to do with the plot,especially illness between the detectives. Why was that even a part of the story? The person who committed the crime was such an irrelevant character, and his fascination with Debbie made absolutely no sense. There was no background on him. None of the characters are truly likable, and I felt like I was reading the same chapter over and over again. Additionally, there were spelling errors and many grammatical mistakes. It was such a tedious read, but I wanted to know what happened in the end and was beyond dissatisfied. I’m not quite sure how this book made it through the editing process and who thought that should be published..
