AMY ENGEL is the author of the young adult series The Book of Ivy. A former criminal defense attorney, she lives in Missouri with her family. This is her first novel for adults.
“A gripping tale about the power and corrosiveness within families
weighed down by the past…storytelling at its finest.”
– The Associated Press
“With more twists than a bag of pretzels, this compelling family
saga may make you question what you think you know about your own
relatives.”
– Cosmopolitan
"A page-turning thriller that will allow you to escape into another
world…filled with family secrets and a legacy of death and
disappearance for the infamous “Roanoke Girls” — a privileged
Kansas matriarchy with more than its fair share of tragic
drama.”
– Bustle
"A crime must-read to devour…The Roanoke Girls has nothing to
do with Virginia but everything to do with missing girls, as the
females in the Roanoke family, who live in a tiny town in rural
Kansas not worth naming, are rich, beautiful, and generally
short-lived…The farmhouse, which is 'equal parts horrifying and
mesmerizing,' is a perfect setting for a gothic mystery full of
small-town secrets, lies, and guilt.”
– Literary Hub
“[This] engrossing novel by Engel, a former criminal defense
attorney, offers everything a reader could hope for —
multidimensional characters, a page-turning plot and surprises that
continue to unfurl throughout the story…Highly recommended!”
—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“The Roanoke Girls, the new suspense novel by Amy Engel, is one of
those captivating stories which make you ask for more from this
talented author…an exciting read from a talented new voice in adult
suspense.”
– Mystery Tribune
"Engel drops a wicked twist in the first 35 pages—in the middle of
a paragraph on the middle of the page—and lets it sit like a coiled
snake...from that point on, The Roanoke Girls becomes a
thrilling mystery and a satisfyingly gothic portrait of Middle
America...a dark fable of trauma and acceptance about damaged
people accepting their crooked parts and using them to move
forward."
– Bookpage
“Engel hits a homerun with this “gothic suspense novel” that tells
the story of the Roanoke family, a prominent and very private
Kansas family…a rollercoaster ride through a dark family history
and the one devastating family secret.”
– Pulse Magazine
"Gripping…[a] gothic page-turner…with revelations readers won’t
soon forget.”
– Publishers Weekly
“In her first foray into adult fiction, [Engel] creates a memorable
cast of characters and a twisting, tangled plot that attracts
readers from the first page…[an] atmospheric and unsettling tale of
the secrets and bonds of family, set against the backdrop of
small-town Kansas.”
— Library Journal
“A provocative thriller.”
— Telegraph UK
"A debt to Daphne du Maurier is evident throughout this remarkably
assured adult debut...you are also reminded of the theatrical
domestic sagas of Tennessee Williams."
– Sunday Times
"An emotionally captivating story."
– Booklist
"I was immediately drawn into The Roanoke Girls, a haunting and
riveting look at one family's tangled legacy. You won't stop
reading until you've unraveled the darkest of Roanoke's shocking
secrets."
– Laura McHugh, award-winning author of The Weight of
Blood
“This is a poised and haunting novel, whose enchanting prose belies
its dark and intense subject matter. An evocative modern take on
Southern Gothic, with a compelling twist which will remain with you
long after the book’s last sentence.”
– L.S. Hilton, New York Times bestselling author of Maestra
“An emotionally compelling page turner, The Roanoke Girls
takes you inside the dark world of a twisted family and one woman's
fight to break free from the chains of her own history. This is
family intrigue at its very best!”
– Wendy Walker, author of All Is Not Forgotten
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