{"product_id":"the-burning-girls-9781984825049","title":"The Burning Girls","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unconventional vicar must exorcise the dark past of a remote village haunted by death and disappearances in this explosive and unsettling thriller from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Chalk Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL SERIES - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY AND \u003ci\u003eMILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Hypnotic and horrifying . . . Without doubt Tudor's best yet, \u003ci\u003eThe Burning Girls\u003c\/i\u003e left me sleeping with the lights on.\"\u003ci\u003e--\u003c\/i\u003eChris Whitaker, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWe Begin at the End\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA dark history lingers in Chapel Croft. Five hundred years ago, local Protestant martyrs were betrayed--then burned. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared without a trace. And a few weeks ago, the vicar of the local parish hanged himself in the nave of the church. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReverend Jack Brooks, a single parent with a fourteen-year-old daughter and a heavy conscience, arrives in the village hoping for a fresh start. Instead, Jack finds a town rife with conspiracies and secrets, and is greeted with a strange welcome package: an exorcism kit and a note that warns, \"But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed and hidden that will not be known.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe more Jack and daughter, Flo, explore the town and get to know its strange denizens, the deeper they are drawn into the age-old rifts, mysteries, and suspicions. And when Flo begins to see specters of girls ablaze, it becomes apparent there are ghosts here that refuse to be laid to rest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUncovering the truth can be deadly in a village with a bloody past, where everyone has something to hide and no one trusts an outsider.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. J. Tudor\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Drift, The Burning Girls, The Other People, The Hiding Place, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Chalk Man, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich won the International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel, the Barry Award, and the Strand Critics\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAward for Best Debut Novel. Over the years she has worked as a copywriter, television presenter, voice-over artist, and dog walker. She is now thrilled to be able to write full-time, and doesn't miss chasing wet dogs through muddy fields all that much. She lives in England with her partner and daughter.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50616319901970,"sku":"9781984825049","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d9b76c3-ef5c-4480-a467-185fd3f07e31.jpg?v=1732503876","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-burning-girls-9781984825049","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}