Pretty Girls

by Karin Slaughter · 2001

When a glamorous Atlanta trophy wife’s husband is brutally murdered, the tragedy drags her back into a cold case that has haunted her family for twenty‑plus years: the mysterious disappearance of her teenage sister, Julia. The murder forces Claire to confront Lydia, the estranged sister who has spent the intervening decades as a single mother struggling to survive. Reluctantly, the two women forge a wary truce, digging into the dark secrets that tore their family apart. As they trace the tangled threads linking a recent killing to a decades‑old vanishing, they uncover a shocking truth that reshapes their lives and forces them to reckon with vengeance, survival, and the possibility of redemption. Karin Slaughter delivers a gripping, psychological thriller that blends family trauma with relentless suspense, keeping readers on edge until the final, unforgettable twist.