The Winter Girls - Stelljes, Roger

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Résumé :
Gazing out the cabin window at the raging blizzard, fear suddenly floods through her as she feels a stranger's hand clamp across her mouth. No one can hear her stifled screams as she is dragged from the couch by the fire out into the snow. When seventeen-year-old Savannah Devenish vanishes from her family's remote vacation cabin in Minnesota, FBI Agent Tori Hunter races along treacherous icy roads to be first on the scene. Savannah's parents are frantic with worry for their beautiful, carefree girl. Haunted by memories of her own missing sister, Tori vows to do whatever it takes to reunite this family. When the police uncover that Savannah's father Jacob was having an affair, they suspect his involvement, but Tori is convinced his despair is genuine. Her close relationship with the chief detective means the team won't listen, so Tori strikes off alone, persuading Savannah's distraught best friends to share their secrets. It seems this 'good girl' was sneaking out to parties to meet up with a mysterious man... Then another teenager is snatched from the street, snowy footprints and a discarded hot chocolate cup the last trace of her. The girls are the same age, strikingly pale and blonde. Is a twisted collector stealing them away? And what chance is there that they are being kept alive? With a deadly snowstorm closing in, Tori battles the elements-and her own team-as she follows the trail to an abandoned cabin by a frozen lake. In the basement are bedrooms filled with clothes for teenage girls. Tori was too late to save her own missing sister twenty years ago, but can she find these girls before they disappear forever? An utterly addictive and twisty crime thriller that will have your eyes glued to the pages and your heart in your mouth. Fans of Kendra Elliot, Robert Dugoni and Tess Gerritsen won't be able to put this down. Read what everyone's saying about Roger Stelljes: 'Wow wow wow! Grips you in a choke hold and does not let go... Oozes suspense and bone-chilling twists and turns. Astonishing... One of those rare books you stay up all night to read.' @a_likely_storie, 5 stars 'I was hooked into the book from the start!... so many twists and turns... completely unputdownable and I couldn't wait to see what the ending was going to be!... a fast-paced thriller that will keep you awake at night-completely worth five stars!' Tropical Girl Reads Books, 5 stars 'This book had me from page one! The suspense was so palpable and I found myself unable to go to bed... I just had to try and read it to the end... Suspenseful thriller! A must-read!' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars 'This book will keep you up all night!... I found myself getting so wrapped up in the characters and their lives... will keep you up late and turning those pages till early dawn... leaves you guessing all the way to the very end!' Goodreads Reviewer, 5 stars...