The Taken Girls: An absolutely gripping crime thriller full of mystery and suspense

The Taken Girls: An absolutely gripping crime thriller full of mystery and suspense
G D Sanders

When a missing teenage girl reappears unharmed but pregnant, the case falls to DI Edina Ogborne, the newest recruit of Canterbury Police. But Ed’s already got her hands full with a team who don’t want her, an ex who won’t quit, and terrible guilt over a secret from her past.As Ed investigates the case, she discovers Canterbury has seen this crime not once, but several times before. And when Ed and her detectives encounter missing historic police files, falsified school records, and Ed’s new lover as a prime suspect, it becomes clear that the system has been corrupted.Can Ed find the kidnapper behind these depraved crimes before he strikes again? Or has time already run out?

THE TAKEN GIRLS

G. D. Sanders

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2018

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Ebook Edition © December 2018 ISBN: 9780008313203

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Table of Contents

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Title Page (#u5923b0c3-3523-5082-8683-b2ae7f7e513c)

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Prologue (#uaf714eeb-ca9b-52cf-b15c-df612ab775af)

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