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Jess Lourey

The Quarry Girls: A Thriller

Jess LoureyFiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022

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Jess Lourey

The Quarry Girls

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2022
Book Details
Pages

335

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

Minnesota • 1970s

Publication Year

2022

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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Super Short Summary

In Jess Lourey's 2022 thriller The Quarry Girls, set in 1970s Minnesota, Heather Cash and her friends navigate the dangers of Pantown, a town filled with secrets, murderers, and underground tunnels, as they strive to stay alive and uncover the truth behind a series of mysterious disappearances and deaths. This novel discusses rape, child abuse, domestic violence, murder, kidnapping, torture, and death by suicide.

Mysterious

Dark

Suspenseful

Unnerving

Gritty

Reviews & Readership

4.2

154,510 ratings

79%

Loved it

17%

Mixed feelings

4%

Not a fan

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Review Roundup

Jess Lourey's The Quarry Girls captivates readers with a compelling mystery set in a small, evocative Midwest town. The novel's atmosphere and strong character development draw high praise, though some feel the pacing lags at points. A blend of tension and nostalgia, it offers an engrossing, albeit uneven, journey.

Who should read this

Who Should Read The Quarry Girls?

Fans of gritty, suspenseful mysteries will relish Jess Lourey's The Quarry Girls. Ideal for readers who enjoy strong, complex female protagonists and atmospheric storytelling akin to Gillian Flynn's Sharp Objects or Tana French's The Likeness. This book delves into small-town secrets and dark pasts, captivating mystery enthusiasts.

4.2

154,510 ratings

79%

Loved it

17%

Mixed feelings

4%

Not a fan

Book Details
Pages

335

Format

Novel • Fiction

Setting

Minnesota • 1970s

Publication Year

2022

Audience

Adult

Recommended Reading Age

18+ years

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