How to Find a Missing Girl

For fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder and Veronica Mars, this whip-smart YA debut crime thriller follows a sapphic detective agency seeking the truth behind a growing trail of missing girls in their hometown ...

'Promises teenage sapphic detectives and delivers on every beat.' - Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights

A year ago, beloved cheerleader Stella Blackthorn vanished without a trace. Devastated, her younger sister, Iris, launched her own investigation, but all she managed to do was scare off the police's only lead and earn a stern warning: once she turns eighteen, more meddling means prison-level consequences.

Then, a year later, the unthinkable happens. Iris's ex-girlfriend, Heather, goes missing, too-just after dropping the polarizing last episode of her true crime podcast all about Iris's sister. This time, nothing will stop Iris and her amateur sleuthing agency from solving these disappearances.

But with a suspicious detective watching her every move, an enemy-turned-friend-turned-maybe-more to contend with, and only thirty days until she turns eighteen, it's a race against the clock for Iris to solve the most dangerous case of her life.

'The voice that this generation's mystery readers have been waiting for. How to Find a Missing Girl is edge-of-your-seat compelling from beginning to end. Victoria Wlosok promises teenage sapphic detectives and delivers on every beat.' -- Chloe Gong, author of THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS
'Fans of A Good Girl's Guide to Murder rejoice: you are about to have a new favourite book. How to Find a Missing Girl is a twisty roller coaster of a thriller with a spot-on voice, featuring a Sapphic detective agency, a true crime podcast, and a town full of secrets. An absolute must-read.' -- Liz Lawson, author of THE NIGHT IN QUESTION
'Along with lots of action and suspense, the portrayal of managing realistic emotional trauma brings introspective depth that will have readers thinking as they devour pages to get to the exhilarating conclusion . . . A suspenseful, emotionally charged mystery that hits the mark.' -- Kirkus
'An introspective and high-stakes thrill ride.' -- Publisher's Weekly

Victoria Wlosok is a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, studying English and Business Administration. When not researching methods of murder for future books, she enjoys embarrassing her younger sisters in co-op video games, spending time with her extended family in Czechia and enthusiastically consuming iced coffee despite her probable lactose intolerance. She invites you to follow her on Twitter, TikTok, and Instagram @xvictoriawrites, or visit her website at victoriawlosok.com.

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