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A dark history lingers in Chapel Croft. Five hundred years ago, Protestant martyrs were betrayed—then burned. Thirty years ago, two teenage girls disappeared without a trace. And a few weeks ago, the vicar of the local parish hanged himself in the nave of the church.
Reverend Jack Brooks, a single parent with a fourteen-year-old daughter and a heavy conscience, arrives in the village hoping for a fresh start. Instead, Jack finds a town rife with conspiracies and secrets, and is greeted with a strange welcome package: an exorcism kit and a note that warns, “But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed and hidden that will not be known.”
The more Jack and daughter, Flo, explore the town and get to know its strange denizens, the deeper they are drawn into the age-old rifts, mysteries, and suspicions. And when Flo begins to see specters of girls ablaze, it becomes apparent there are ghosts here that refuse to be laid to rest.
Uncovering the truth can be deadly in a village with a bloody past, where everyone has something to hide and no one trusts an outsider.
Reverend Jack Brooks, a single parent with a fourteen-year-old daughter and a heavy conscience, arrives in the village hoping for a fresh start. Instead, Jack finds a town rife with conspiracies and secrets, and is greeted with a strange welcome package: an exorcism kit and a note that warns, “But there is nothing covered up that will not be revealed and hidden that will not be known.”
The more Jack and daughter, Flo, explore the town and get to know its strange denizens, the deeper they are drawn into the age-old rifts, mysteries, and suspicions. And when Flo begins to see specters of girls ablaze, it becomes apparent there are ghosts here that refuse to be laid to rest.
Uncovering the truth can be deadly in a village with a bloody past, where everyone has something to hide and no one trusts an outsider.
This book is freaking on FIRE (see what I did there - tee hee)! Without gushing, it has just about everything I look for in ANY genre or type of book I love to read. Plus now I'm seeking out as much of Tudor's backlist as I can without emptying my bank account but I digress...
Seriously- when you start this, make sure you have the time to finish because you are going to gobble it up in one sitting. Tudor's writing is compelling and fast paced. Tudor is also highly skilled with character development and makes you care for them, even the ones you think maybe you shouldn't!
While I pretty much figured out one of the major plot points, I didn't so much the other. Either way, The Burning Girls is a chilling read with a smart satisfying resolution.
Seriously- when you start this, make sure you have the time to finish because you are going to gobble it up in one sitting. Tudor's writing is compelling and fast paced. Tudor is also highly skilled with character development and makes you care for them, even the ones you think maybe you shouldn't!
While I pretty much figured out one of the major plot points, I didn't so much the other. Either way, The Burning Girls is a chilling read with a smart satisfying resolution.
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