Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter (Paperback)

A disappearance twenty years ago shattered the Scott family, leaving unanswered questions and emotional damage that never fully healed. Julia, the eldest sister, vanished without explanation, leaving behind a silence that shaped the lives of Claire and Lydia in different ways. Time passes, but the absence never fades, and the family remains fractured by what was never solved.

When another teenage girl goes missing under similar circumstances, the past resurfaces with unsettling force. The new case echoes Julia’s disappearance so closely that it becomes impossible for Claire to ignore the connection. What once felt like a closed chapter begins to reopen, revealing gaps in memory, truth, and understanding.

Claire and Lydia are pulled back into a history they tried to move beyond. As they begin to investigate, they are forced to confront long-buried secrets within their own family. Each discovery raises more questions about what really happened years ago and why certain truths were never revealed.

The search for answers leads them into a web of hidden trauma, shifting perspectives, and disturbing revelations. The line between past and present blurs as they piece together events that were never fully understood. What they uncover challenges everything they believed about their sister and the world they grew up in.

Perfect for readers who enjoy psychological thrillers, family-driven mysteries, and dark crime fiction where past secrets collide with present danger and emotional truth.