Girl in Snow

Danya Kukafka

2018 Nominee

CWA New Blood Dagger

2018 Winner

Big Book Awards: Crime Award

20 September 2018
9781509829965
320 pages

Synopsis

A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, from the author of Notes on an Execution.
Winner of a Hearst Big Book Award:
Good Housekeeping's Crime Book of the Year.
Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger.

Intoxicating and intense, Danya Kukafka's Girl in Snow is a compelling mystery set in small-town America. A story which focusing on those affected by the crime, rather than the crime itself.

'A perfectly paced and tautly plotted thriller. Danya Kukafka’s misfit characters are richly drawn, her prose is both elegant and eerie' – Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train


Who are you when no one is watching?

When beloved high school student Lucinda Hayes is found murdered, no one in her sleepy Colorado suburb is untouched – not the boy who loved her too much, not the girl who wanted her perfect life, not the police officer assigned to investigate. In the aftermath of the tragedy, these three unforgettable characters – Cameron, Jade, and Russ – must each confront their darkest secrets in an effort to find solace, the truth, or both.

‘Dark and elegant’ – Mail on Sunday
‘A creepy, psychological drama’ – GQ
‘A haunting debut’ – Stylist

A perfectly paced and tautly plotted thriller. Danya Kukafka’s misfit characters are richly drawn, her prose is both elegant and eerie – this is an incredibly accomplished debut
Stark, utterly compulsive with a compelling, unique writing style. This thriller blew me away
A sensational debut - great characters, mysteries within mysteries, and page-turning pace. Highly recommended