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Girl Falling
- Author
- Hayley Scrivenor
- Narrator
- Sophie Loughran
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 13 March 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours 18 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
'Hayley Scrivenor is a major new talent' – ERIN KELLY
'Australian Crime has a new star' – CHRIS HAMMER
Why would my best friend want to destroy my life?
Finn and her closest friend Daphne grew up in the imposing shadow of Australia’s Blue Mountains, their uneasy bond forged by both losing their sisters at a young age. Now in their twenties, Daphne is at university, while Finn has remained in the mountains and fallen in love with newcomer Magdu – a young woman with troubles of her own.
Though tensions arose 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 is an atmospheric, psychological mystery from the award-winning author of Dirt Town.
Fans LOVE Girl Falling:
'A great story with a twist I never saw coming' – 5* Reader Review
‘This is a double-cross thriller, a cat-and-mouse chase, and a delectable story of when someone becomes obsessed’ – 5* Reader Review
'The Blue Mountains is a perfect sinister setting . . . had me gripped' – 5* Reader Review
‘Kept me on the edge of my seat and I couldn’t put it down’ – 5* Reader Review
Critics Review
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An enthralling excavation of truth, with a vivid, human heart
Benjamin Stevenson, author of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
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Beautifully written, compassionate, with an entirely credible but heart-breaking ending
Ann Cleeves, the Sunday Times bestselling author on Dirt Town
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A heart-wrenching mystery, Hayley Scrivenor’s remarkable sense of place brings Dirt Town to life. A stellar debut
Jane Harper, bestselling author of The Dry on Dirt Town
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Masterful. Australian crime has a new star
Chris Hammer, author of The Valley
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Hayley Scrivenor is a major new talent
Erin Kelly, author of The House of Mirrors
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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
S.R. White, international bestselling author of Red Dirt Road
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Achingly atmospheric, thrilling and heartfelt, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough
Chris Whitaker, internationally bestselling author of We Begin at the End on Dirt Town
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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
Garry Disher, author of The Times Book of the Month Sanctuary
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Girl Falling is a compelling look at how our family, friends and relationships shape us and what happens when a friendship goes bad. Insightful, suspenseful and with a breathtaking twist - I’m still thinking about the ending days later!
Patricia Wolf, author of Opal
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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!
Ruth Hogan, author of The Keeper of Lost Things
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Compassionate and clever, with perfect tension and atmosphere throughout. A great read
Dervla McTiernan, internationally bestselling author of The Ruin and What Happened to Nina
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A riveting and psychologically complex exploration of grief and complicated female relationships. Taut, compelling and unputdownable
Dinuka McKenzie, award-winning author of Tipping Point
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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
Anna Downes, internationally best-selling author of The Safe Place
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Twisty. . . culminating in a bombshell reveal. . . Scrivenor’s evocative sense of place and unerring aim for the emotional jugular keep the pages turning
Publishers Weekly
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Fiendishly clever, deeply unnerving, and packed with tension . . . Hayley Scrivenor has solidified her reputation as one of Australia's most surprising crime writers
Ashley Kalagian Blunt internationally best-selling author of Dark Mode and Cold Truth
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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
T. Orr Munro, author of Liars Island
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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
Australian Women's Weekly
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Details
- Author
- Hayley Scrivenor
- Narrator
- Sophie Loughran
- Duration
- 7 hours 18 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 March 2025
- ISBN
- 9781529080353
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction, Psychological thriller, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: sense of place
Synopsis
'Hayley Scrivenor is a major new talent' – ERIN KELLY'Australian Crime has a new star' – CHRIS HAMMERWhy would my best friend want to destroy my life?Finn and her closest friend Daphne grew up in the imposing shadow of Australia’s Blue Mountains, their uneasy bond forged by both losing their sisters at a young age. Now in their twenties, Daphne is at university, while Finn has remained in the mountains and fallen in love with newcomer Magdu – a young woman with troubles of her own.Though tensions arose 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 is an atmospheric, psychological mystery from the award-winning author of Dirt Town.Fans LOVE Girl Falling:'A great story with a twist I never saw coming' – 5* Reader Review‘This is a double-cross thriller, a cat-and-mouse chase, and a delectable story of when someone becomes obsessed’ – 5* Reader Review'The Blue Mountains is a perfect sinister setting . . . had me gripped' – 5* Reader Review‘Kept me on the edge of my seat and I couldn’t put it down’ – 5* Reader Review
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