The "clever and wonderfully chilling" (Fiona Barton) suspense novel from the award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare, now in trade paperback!
Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants--the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It's called Idlewild Hall, and local legend says the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming--until one of them mysteriously disappears . . .
Vermont, 2014. Twenty years ago, journalist Fiona Sheridan's elder sister's body was found in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And although her sister's boyfriend was tried and convicted of the murder, Fiona can't stop revisiting the events, unable to shake the feeling that something was never right about the case.
When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. But a shocking discovery during renovations links the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past--and a voice that won't be silenced . . .
Simone St. James is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Sun Down Motel, The Broken Girls, Lost Among the Living, and The Haunting of Maddy Clare. She wrote her first ghost story, about a haunted library, when she was in high school, and spent twenty years behind the scenes in the television business before leaving to write full-time.
Show moreThe "clever and wonderfully chilling" (Fiona Barton) suspense novel from the award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare, now in trade paperback!
Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants--the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It's called Idlewild Hall, and local legend says the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming--until one of them mysteriously disappears . . .
Vermont, 2014. Twenty years ago, journalist Fiona Sheridan's elder sister's body was found in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And although her sister's boyfriend was tried and convicted of the murder, Fiona can't stop revisiting the events, unable to shake the feeling that something was never right about the case.
When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. But a shocking discovery during renovations links the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past--and a voice that won't be silenced . . .
Simone St. James is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Sun Down Motel, The Broken Girls, Lost Among the Living, and The Haunting of Maddy Clare. She wrote her first ghost story, about a haunted library, when she was in high school, and spent twenty years behind the scenes in the television business before leaving to write full-time.
Show moreSimone St. James is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of The Sun Down Motel, The Broken Girls, Lost Among the Living, and The Haunting of Maddy Clare. She wrote her first ghost story, about a haunted library, when she was in high school, and spent twenty years behind the scenes in the television business before leaving to write full-time.
Praise for The Broken Girls
“[The Broken Girls] mixes a creepy supernatural tale with a
gripping mystery. It also works well as a story about unshakeable
friendship, parenting issues, obsession and sexism folded into a
satisfying plot that straddles two eras of time.”—Associated
Press
“An intense, genuinely creepy novel that links the ghostly, gothic
strands of a 60-year-old murder with secrets about to be unearthed
in the present day....With a ghostly setting and an addictive plot,
St. James’ story is as haunting as it gets—poignant, evocative
and difficult to forget.”—BookPage
“The Broken Girls is equal parts captivating and
disturbing.”—HelloGiggles
“The Broken Girls has everything you could want: mysterious
murders, haunted boarding schools, and a mystery that spans 60+
years.”—Bustle
“St. James’ riveting genre-blender combines a supernatural tale
with intertwined mysteries from the 1950s and today...This
horror-tinged mystery is frighteningly believable, peopled with
feisty characters, and features top-notch dialogue. St.
James...might have another prizewinner on her hands.”—Booklist
(starred review)
“[A] creepy, supernatural mystery....[In] this page-turner, the
secrets Fiona uncovers lead to a terrifying conclusion that has
less to do with the paranormal and more to do with the evil that
men do.”—Shondaland.com
“The Broken Girls is clever and wonderfully chilling. It held me
hostage in a very modern ghost story until the early hours.”—Fiona
Barton, New York Times bestselling author of The Widow and The
Child
“A spellbinding tale of fervently held secrets, mysterious murders,
and a boarding school for the unwanted. Told through deftly
intertwined timelines, this gothic ghost story held me rapt until
its dark, final twists. An addictive read not to be
missed.”—Kristina McMorris, New York Times bestselling author of
The Edge of Lost
“Part hauntingly gothic and part suspenseful crime drama, The
Broken Girls is a bona fide page-turner. This story of friendship,
revenge and redemption will make readers of women’s fiction
rejoice, and the addition of romance and a particularly nasty ghost
are intriguing elements that don’t detract from the beautiful
writing or the heart of the book.”—Karen White, New York Times
bestselling author of The Night the Lights Went Out
“Chilling, disturbing and gripping, this is a well-written,
modern-day Gothic tale about facing our darkest fears.”—Tessa
Harris, author of The Anatomist’s Apprentice
“With the moldering ruin of a boarding school, a malicious ghost,
and secrets that will not stay buried, The Broken Girls promises
much and more than delivers. Each new twist is served with
calculated, masterful precision....A vivid, riveting story you
won’t soon forget.”—Deanna Raybourn, New York Times bestselling
author of A Treacherous Curse
“Haunting and memorable...a mesmerizing blend of past and present;
a sometimes heartbreaking and always compelling quest for the truth
about secrets that shouldn’t stay buried. Masterfully done!”—Karen
Dionne, author of The Marsh King’s Daughter
More Praise for the Novels of Simone St. James
”Downright scary and atmospheric. I flew through the pages.”—Lisa
Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Right Behind
You
“A haunting tale of love, passion, friendship, and
revenge.”—PopSugar
“A creepy tale about the haunting power of the unseen.”—Publishers
Weekly
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