Darling Girls

By: Sally Hepworth

Narrated by: Jessica Clarke

It's not just secrets buried at Wild Meadows.

For as long as they can remember, Jessica, Norah and Alicia have been told how lucky they are. Rescued from family tragedies and raised by a loving foster mother on an idyllic farming estate, they were given an elusive second chance of a happy family life.

But their childhood wasn't the fairytale everyone thinks it was. And when a body is discovered under the home they grew up in, the foster sisters find themselves thrust into the spotlight as key witnesses.

Or are they prime suspects?

A thrilling page-turner of sisterhood, secrets, love and murder by New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth.

WINNER OF THE NED KELLY AWARDS BEST CRIME FICTION 2024
LONGLISTED FOR THE MARGARET AND COLIN RODERICK LITERARY AWARD 2024
LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKPEOPLE BOOK OF THE YEAR ADULT FICTION 2024

©2023 Sally Hepworth (P)2023 Macmillan Australia Audio

Critic reviews

'Sally Hepworth's Darling Girls is the kind of story that grabs you hard and doesn't let go. Easily one of the best books I've read all year. An absolute page-turner from first word to last, and a story told with wit and compassion. It's got HUGE HIT written all over it, and I'm going to be pressing it into the hands of everyone I know. A superb and haunting mystery.' Jane Harper

Sisterhood

The bond of the girls was well written but the overall plot disappointed - good examples of narcissistic abuse