Before She Was Found

by Heather Gudenkauf

Overview

A gripping thriller about three young girlfriends, a dark obsession and a chilling crime that shakes up a quiet Iowa town, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Weight of Silence.

For twelve-year-old Cora Landry and her friends Violet and Jordyn, it was supposed to be an ordinary sleepover—movies and Ouija and talking about boys. But when they decide to sneak out to go to the abandoned rail yard on the outskirts of town, little do they know that their innocent games will have dangerous consequences.

Later that night, Cora Landry is discovered on the tracks, bloody and clinging to life, her friends nowhere to be found. Soon their small rural town is thrust into a maelstrom. Who would want to hurt a young girl like Cora—and why? In an investigation that leaves no stone unturned, everyone is a suspect and no one can be trusted—not even those closest to Cora.

Before She Was Found is a timely and gripping thriller about friendship and betrayal, about the power of social pressure and the price of needing to fit in. It is about the great lengths a parent will go to protect their child and keep them safe—even if that means burying the truth, no matter the cost.

And don’t miss Heather’s latest book, AN OVERNIGHT GUEST! You’ll be chilled and riveted from start to finish with this story of an unexpected visitor and a deadly snowstorm!

Check out these other riveting novels of suspense by bestselling author Heather Gudenkauf:

The Weight of Silence
These Things Hidden
One Breath Away
Little Mercies
Missing Pieces
Not a Sound
This is How I Lied

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780778308621
Publisher:	Park Row Books
Publication date:	04/16/2019
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	368
Sales rank:	190,543
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Heather Gudenkauf is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Weight of Silence and Not a Sound. Heather lives in Iowa with her family.

Editorial Reviews

"Eerily page-turning and wonderfully twisty, Before She Was Found is the riveting story of one troubled group of young girls struggling to belong, and the frighteningly blurred boundary between where urban legend ends and real danger begins." —Kimberly McCreight, New York Times bestselling author of Reconstructing Amelia and Where They Found Her

From the Publisher

11/15/2018

A librarian favorite, particularly in the Midwest, New York Times best-selling Gudenkauf (The Weight of Silence) returns with the story of 12-year-old Cora Landry and friends Violet and Jordyn, who sneak out on an overnight to explore an abandoned railyard at the edge of town. Past midnight, Cora is found near death on the tracks, and her friends are nowhere to be seen. Soon, everyone in town is a suspectand seemingly everyone wants to suppress the truth. With a 75,000-copy hardcover and 75,000-copy paperback first printing.

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