"Like The Lovely Bones, despite grim and nearly unbearable subject matter, this book is un-put-downable from page 1. The writing is exquisite and often very funny, and themes of childhood and loss resonate." -The Boston Globe
“This smart mystery-thriller grabs you by the throat and won't let go.... Echoes of Alice down the rabbit hole persist right through the spellbinding conclusion, making this a page-turner you'll neglect sleep for.” - People
"Haunting... McMahon expertly shifts between pivotal events in the past and present-day action, building tension to a resolution both poignant and shattering." - Publisher's Weekly
“As in her assured debut novel, McMahon offers a moving if bittersweet portrait of childhood... readers will be hooked on both the mystery element and the coming-of-age aspects of this atmospheric novel.” - Booklist
"Well-crafted... dirty family secrets and sudden plot twists harken back to McMahon's debut." - Kirkus
“A heartbreaking and haunting masterpiece…. the plot twists and turns and tantalizes.” - Bookreporter
"Island of Lost Girls is an unsettling account of the secret lives of children, told in unexpected twists and turns, as if Alice had fallen down the wrong rabbit hole and lost her childhood. McMahon never flinches, but her readers will at every dark secret." - Keith Donohue, author of The Stolen Child
Welcome!
I'm the author of the suspense novels
Promise Not to Tell and the recently released
Island of Lost Girls. My first book for young adults,
My Tiki Girl is also in stores, as of May 15.
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