Ghost Girl
- Author
- Lesley Thomson
- Narrator
- Richard Attlee
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 12 November 2026
- Run Time
- 15 hours
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE DETECTIVE'S DAUGHTER.
Seven cryptic photographs. A decades-old case. Can one woman find a killer?
Before his death, Terry Darnell was a famous detective. His daughter Stella, a cleaner, has inherited his methodical mind. She has also inherited a strange case file: seven photographs of empty streets. Why did her father keep them for so many years?
One photo dates from 1966, to a day when a young girl witnessed something that would haunt her forever.
As Stella scrubs away at the truth, the events of that day begin to haunt her too...
THE DETECTIVE'S DAUGHTER SERIES:
The Detective's Daughter.
Ghost Girl.
The Detective's Secret.
The House With No Rooms.
The Dog Walker.
Critics Review
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This is a haunting novel about loss and reconciliation, driven by a simple but clever plot
The Sunday Times
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A clever mystery plot... its excellence is in the characters, all credible and memorable'
Literary Review
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A terrific crime novel [with] compelling characters and brilliant central premise
Elly Griffiths
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A well crafted, spooky mystery
DIVA
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A really intelligent book with a multi-layered plot and brilliant real characters
Brighton and Hove Independent
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A gripping crime novel with several twists... Lesley Thomson has a satisfying and winning formula'
The Good Book Guide
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One of my favourite books of the year. There is a depth to the characters and a compassion for them which stays with you long after you've read the last page
Jane Lythell
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Fans of slow and steady suspense will feel they've received their money's worth
Karne Keefe
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Details
- Author
- Lesley Thomson
- Narrator
- Richard Attlee
- Duration
- 15 hours
- Release Date
- 12 November 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035929207
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Thriller / suspense fiction
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Ghost Girl by Lesley Thomson, read by Richard Attlee<br><br><b>FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF <i>THE DETECTIVE'S DAUGHTER</i>. </b><br><br><i>Seven cryptic photographs. A decades-old case. Can one woman find a killer? </i><br><br>Before his death, Terry Darnell was a famous detective. His daughter Stella, a cleaner, has inherited his methodical mind. She has also inherited a strange case file: seven photographs of empty streets. Why did her father keep them for so many years? <br><br>One photo dates from 1966, to a day when a young girl witnessed something that would haunt her forever. <br><br>As Stella scrubs away at the truth, the events of that day begin to haunt her too... <br><br><b>THE DETECTIVE'S DAUGHTER SERIES: </b><br>The Detective's Daughter. <br><br>Ghost Girl. <br><br>The Detective's Secret. <br><br>The House With No Rooms. <br><br>The Dog Walker.
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