The Next Girl

She thought he’d come to save her. She was wrong. 



Deborah Jenkins pulls her coat around her as she sets out on her short walk home in the pouring rain. But she never makes it home that night. And she is never seen again …



Four years later, an abandoned baby girl is found wrapped in dirty rags on a doorstep. An anonymous phone call urges the police to run a DNA test on the baby. But nobody is prepared for the results. 



The newborn belongs to Deborah. She’s still alive.



If you love Lisa Gardner, Patricia Gibney and Robert Bryndza, you’ll love this jaw-dropping new crime thriller from Carla Kovach. The Next Girl will keep you guessing until the very last page. 

 

What readers are saying about The Next Girl:

‘Without a doubt this is a fantastic book!!!!! OMG so much suspense and so different than anything I have read in a while. I was not able to put down, it kept me captivated from the first chapter. Who left the baby on the library steps? And why? How is this baby connected to missing person Deborah Jenkins? Will Detective Gina Harte be able to find Debra? YOU will HAVE to read to find out! Loved Gina, she’s such a great female lead. There is nothing that I didn't like about this book. SO much suspense that kept you flipping through the pages to the end! Read today you will not be disappointed!’ Goodreads Reviewer



‘Brilliant! An exceptional debut, thrilling and spellbinding. Brilliantly written, fast paced and tense, this is a novel packed with energy and adrenaline, full of twists, racing towards an amazing finish. Loved it and cannot wait for the next. This writer definitely stands out among the crime writers of today with this hard hitting, superb novel.’ Renita D’Silva



‘Just wow! … This book was FANTASTIC! It’s book 1 in the Gina Harte series and man what a first book to start a series. It’s hard hitting straight out of the gate and it pounds you in the face right through to the end. I picked this book up and had a real hard job putting it down. I was so sucked in to the story I just had to keep reading until it was way past bed time, even then I didn’t want to put it down.’ Bonnie’s Book Talk



‘This thriller is absolutely the best thriller I’ve read this year! By chapter three I was so completely invested in this story I couldn’t put it down until I finished at 1am. Alternating chapters and a detective I completely loved in Gina Harte. I will read every book in this series. Completely well written and...