The Dear Ones

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The God of the Woods meets Tana French in this gripping, small-town, psychological thriller—New York Times bestselling author Megan Abbott's most propulsive page-turner yet.

When two teenage girls disappear overnight, a small town’s close-knit community begins to crack...

For two years and two months, death has haunted the town of Garland. A string of brutal crimes and strange accidents has left the community dazed with grief and rage, convinced a curse has descended upon them.
And just when it seems things can’t get any worse, two teenage girls disappear.

Field hockey stars Misty Meighan and Amber Fox would never miss the season’s biggest game, and as panic grips the town, Garland’s close-knit community begins to crack, exposing a web of secrets, shame, and violence hiding in plain sight.

The remaining Garland Devils decide take the search into their own hands, but will they be able to find their friends and end the curse before it’s too late?

The Dear Ones, is a gripping, satisfying, multi-threaded thriller about obsession, desire, and power, and is Megan Abbott’s most propulsive, page-turner yet.
The God of the Woods meets Tana French in this gripping, small-town, psychological thriller—New York Times bestselling author Megan Abbott's most propulsive page-turner yet. When two teenage girls disappear overnight, a small town’s close-knit community begins to crack... For two years and two...

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About the author

Megan Abbott is the Edgar award-winning author of twelve novels. She has won the LA Times Book Prize twice, for El Dorado Drive and The Turnout. She received her Ph.D. in English and American literature from New York University, and her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, the Paris Review and the Wall Street Journal. Dare Me, the series she adapted from her own novel, is streaming on Netflix.
Megan Abbott is the Edgar award-winning author of twelve novels. She has won the LA Times Book Prize twice, for El Dorado Drive and The Turnout. She received her Ph.D. in English and American literature from New York University, and her writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Guardian, th...

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