The Girls Before

In this gripping novel by bestselling author Kate Alice Marshall, a search and rescue expert named Audrey is haunted by the disappearance of her best friend, Janie, who vanished during their teenage years. As Audrey uncovers evidence suggesting a teenage runaway may have been kidnapped by a prominent local family, she delves into a web of secrets that intertwine the fates of lost girls. Meanwhile, a girl trapped in a dark basement grapples with her own desperate fight for survival, revealing the chilling connections between their stories.