Girl Falling
- Author Hayley Scrivenor
- Narrator Sophie Loughran
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Run Time 6 hours and 55 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Sense of place, Psychological thriller, Thriller / suspense fiction.
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What to expect
'This is a double cross thriller, a cat and mouse chase, and a delectable story of when someone becomes obsessed' – 5* Reader Review
'This book kept me on the edge of my seat, and I couldn't put it down' – 5* Reader Review
Why would my best friend want to destroy my life? Girl Falling is an atmospheric, psychological mystery from the award-winning author of Dirt Town.
Finn and her closest friend Daphne grew up in the imposing shadow of Australia’s Blue Mountains. Their uneasy bond forged from both losing their sisters at a young age. Now in their twenties, Daphne is at university, while Finn remained in the mountains, falling in love with newcomer Magdu. A young woman with troubles of her own.
After tensions arise during Magdu and Daphne’s first meeting, Finn is looking forward to a day of rock climbing and bonding for the three women on the cliffs near their town. But nothing goes as planned, and in a horrific accident, Magdu falls to her death.
In the aftermath, the friends become the focus of a police investigation. Was it really an accident? Or did something far more sinister play out that day?
Bold, dramatic and utterly compelling, Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor forces us to confront the stories we tell ourselves about the people we love.
Critics Review
An enthralling excavation of truth, with a vivid, human heart
Beautifully written, compassionate, with an entirely credible but heart-breaking ending
A heart-wrenching mystery, Hayley Scrivenor’s remarkable sense of place brings Dirt Town to life. A stellar debut
Masterful. Australian crime has a new star
Hayley Scrivenor is a major new talent
A skilful novel of coming of age, coming together and coming undone . . . Hayley Scrivenor brings the perfect metaphor – hanging from a rope on the edge of oblivion
Achingly atmospheric, thrilling and heartfelt, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough
In Girl Falling, a tense psychological mystery with a real sting in the tail, a young woman negotiates the dangerous shoals of a tricky friendship
It’s a dark rollercoaster of a story that grips the reader and wrongfoots them over and again whilst keeping them glued to the pages . . . Thrilling, dark and heartbreaking!
Compassionate and clever, with perfect tension and atmosphere throughout. A great read
A riveting and psychologically complex exploration of grief and complicated female relationships. Taut, compelling and unputdownable
If you’re looking for a crime thriller that delivers not only twists, turns and literal cliffhangers but also deeply human characters, rich prose and a killer ending, look no further. A multi-layered, intricately-woven mystery, Girl Falling is the full package and Scrivenor is a master storyteller
Twisty. . . culminating in a bombshell reveal. . . Scrivenor’s evocative sense of place and unerring aim for the emotional jugular keep the pages turning
Fiendishly clever, deeply unnerving, and packed with tension . . . Hayley Scrivenor has solidified her reputation as one of Australia's most surprising crime writers
Girl Falling explores that potent mix of guilt, toxicity and manipulation, all of which are brilliantly melded into a pacy, atmospheric and gripping thriller. I love Hayley’s writing and how she deftly explores the aching rawness of loss whilst ramping up the tension, keeping me gripped until the end
A remarkable exercise in complex story-telling written in Scrivenor’s idiosyncratic, metaphorically vivid prose . . . It is the contradictions between the appearance and the reality that underpin this unique crime novel that has an ending like no other
This is Force of Nature meets Single White Female mashup would, like Jane Harper’s novels, make a compelling film
Hayley Scrivenor is the master of the unexpected . . . At the heart of this love story is the theme of female friendship, in all its complex, messy, beautiful glory
With twists and turns aplenty, Scrivenor skillfully misleads us right up to the surprising denouement
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