The Burning Girls

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C. J. Tudor

An unconventional vicar must exorcise the dark past of a remote village haunted by death and disappearances in this explosive and unsettling thriller from the acclaimed author of The Chalk Man.SOON TO BE AN ORIGINAL SERIES • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY AND MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL“Hypnotic and horrifying . . . Without doubt Tudor’s best yet, The Burning Girls left me sleeping with the lights on.”—Chris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin at the EndA dark history lingers in Chapel Croft. Five hundred years ago, local Protestant martyrs were betrayed—then burned. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared without a trace. And a few weeks ago, the vicar of the local parish hanged himself in the nave of the church.Reverend Jack Brooks, a single parent with a fourteen-year-old daughter and a heavy conscience, arrives in the village hoping for a fresh start. Instead, Jack finds a town rife with conspiracies and secrets, and is greeted with a strange welcome package: an exorcism kit and a note that warns, “But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed and hidden that will not be known.”The more Jack and daughter, Flo, explore the town and get to know its strange denizens, the deeper they are drawn into the age-old rifts, mysteries, and suspicions. And when Flo begins to see specters of girls ablaze, it becomes apparent there are ghosts here that refuse to be laid to rest.Uncovering the truth can be deadly in a village with a bloody past, where everyone has something to hide and no one trusts an outsider.

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Author

C. J. Tudor

Pages

352

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published Date

2021-02-09

ISBN

1984825038 9781984825032

Ratings

Google: 5

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"So I didn't start with much knowledge about this book. Many booktoks and recommendations videos later here we are. I listen to the audiobook which I think is a must. Richard Armitage and Gemma Whelan did an amazing job of freaking me out. There were many povs, so sometimes it was difficult to know who's story was being told. Though in this instance I put it all down to the experience and to make a point of drawing me in. I did appreciated the fast pace of the story which never grew stale. But really what is it about religion that makes a story even more unnerving? Maybe because so many people where killed for and by Christianity. Haha I had to send my cousin videos of my face cringing so she would understand the severity of what I was listening to. The plot felt like many roads all converging on the same point. And I couldn't tell who or what had set them on course. The Burning Girls where a little easy to figure out but the rest I couldn't guess the outcomes. I very much enjoyed all the characters. Jack was especially intriguing to follow. And raising a teenager gosh that brought back old memories. So of course they were all relatable and enjoyable to follow. Near the end the confessions didn't seem to stop. It was plot twist after plot twist. The ending felt a bit to open for me. Which I know it should be open but there could have been a little more intent on what Jacob would do next. All and all a solid spooky read. "Who is the best on screen devil Al Pacino or Jack Nicholson?" "Who says the Devil has to be a man?""

Ashley

"I can say, it’s not what I was hoping for. The “Burning Girls” for which the book is named for are almost completely absent from the story. I was ready to give it one star but the revelation at the end did save it some face. "

Brooke Gross-Gilbert

"**Review coming soon**"

Emily

"This was wild."

Diana Hughes

"This book was WILD. I’ve never read anything by this author and I loved it from the beginning. It was thrilling and disturbing and kept me wanting to read “just more one chapter.” It’s a quick read and I really loved Jack and Flo. For me, if the main characters are annoying it just doesn’t work. CJ Tudor had me guessing up until the very end. Highly recommend! "

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Kate Foster

"Very good 10/10 recommend "

Lexi McKellar

"4.5⭐️ This was a fast paced read that kept me thinking about what is going to happen! The end had a brilliant twist that left me astonished. Highly recommend this thriller! The female protagonist is Jack a Vicar (reverend) that recently moved with her 15yo daughter to a new congregation in a small town. The prior Vicar of the Church, committed suicide, that miffed several townsfolk. Plus they had a history of disappearance/death in their town. Jack recently finds out that someone close to her was released out of prison. Plus now her daughter and herself is having weird hallucinations of two burning girls. What does this mean to them? Her daughter was being bullied and Jack tried to find out the perpetrators because her daughter would not tell her mom. Jack then stumbles upon a vault in the Church and deep inside was a dead body. It’s hard to believe that there is a killer in this small sleepy town. Who did the body belong to and who is the killer? Thank you #ballantine and #netgalley for a #gifted review copy."