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
Good read
4By Book lover 29I enjoyed reading this book! It’s a first from this author and I look forward to reading more.Ending
4By kjlihbjlhbljthis book was rlly good, i wish it had more info about when debbie returns to luke though.the next girl
5By mckayla.abbotti loved the perspectives from everybody . this was truly a great read and i felt everything when reading this 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻GOOD READS COME FROM GOOD WRITING!
4By MsSunshine73A great mystery, nail biter! I felt compassion for the husband, the children, the girlfriend, the grandma, AND the investigator. The bad guy was deranged & despicable… as bad guys should be! Great pace & character evolution.Amazing Book!
5By Tia Howard06This book is so amazing and definitely keeps you on your toes. It only took me a little over a week to finish it, and even if I did just finished I wouldn’t mind rereading it already.Suspenseful
5By Loveroffantasy101Amazing. That’s all I have to say. The plot was great, and the attention to detail was extraordinary. And the plot twist; cherry on top.Great Book
5By MelanieMilstein36I really enjoyed this book, the tension reading each page was gripping. Highly recommended 😃4.5
4By Hardcore_ChristianThis book really was amazing. I love the focus and it keeps you on the edge of your seat. I wish it gave us a more thorough ending with details of how the characters moved on in life after something major, but aside from a rushed conclusion, the rest of the story was quite enjoyable. Highly recommend to suspense lovers!Maternal love turned into psychological abuse！
1By VΛX-7 KevenThe handling of a major criminal case is absurd—how can a suspect attempt a break-in, then return to commit arson, and still evade capture? Officers are deployed like children playing cops and robbers, and the author tries to justify it with “shortage of manpower”? Two unprepared female officers sent to search a potentially active crime scene? If danger arises, both the officers and the victim are put at risk. This completely ignores how real-life police operations and threat assessment work. Then comes the emotional blackmail: a victim who has been imprisoned, raped, and forced to give birth is written as willing to remain captive just to be with the child fathered by her abuser? Women can love children, yes—but stop moralizing that they must love them unconditionally, even in cases of extreme trauma. That’s not love—it’s psychological violence disguised as virtue. The whole book is riddled with emotional PUA tactics and moral manipulation of women. It has no basis in reality and blatantly ignores PTSD and how real people react to prolonged trauma. The plot is absurd, the characters act like aliens, and the logic crumbles like a collapsing building. 👉 One star isn’t the bottom. It’s just the lowest the platform will let me give！A great book!
5By RedRoverReviewIt was fast paced and a page turner.Interesting premise but unsatisfying plot
2By emilytakanoNo spoilers - This books starts with a captivating mystery, and I liked the multiple narrative viewpoints. I found it interesting that the reader could see into the mind of the villain while simultaneously watching the police investigation catch up to the information we already knew from other chapters. However, the book meanders a lot in the beginning, wasting time on ultimately meaningless “clues”. The characters and their motivations are never explored fully, and the resolution at the end is rushed and unsatisfying.Easy read
5By MerariHThis was a great easy read.Truths
5By Merce Hernandez is cuteHe ifusgdjjdhhdhdGood Read Overall
4By Toritise🐢This book was very descriptive and well written. However, I do find that the end was very underwhelming. I would have liked to see more details. I definitely am interested in reading more of the Gina Harte series. Lots of interesting plot twists!Such a good read
5By ChihstarI DEVOURED this book. I finished in it about 8 hours and woke up early to finish it before work. It was great. The dialogue was good, the characters were good, the crime was good. The end petered out a bit but knowing it’s a series made that a ok for me!Ending was disappointing
4By anna kat 😋I wanted to see Luke and Debbie reunionIntense and gripping
5By naptbirdGood, pretty well written, intense novelCaptivating
5By BlessedjcmThe story was intense and captivated me. I did not want to stop reading. It was very well written and realistic. I didn’t want the story to end.Thrilling mystery
4By Shannieb00This book kept me up at night trying to figure out the next thing. I only wish it had gone a bit more into the family’s life after the victim was found.
