What should be a week of partying and boozing turns into a nightmare when her best friend Elise is brutally murdered. And it will make you do this:Īnna, a girl from an elite private school in Boston, goes to Aruba with her friends for spring break. This is a crazy, ripped-from-the-headlines ride that will make you never want to go on vacation or make friends or talk to people again. Nothing about Dangerous Girls feels forced or amateur or anything other than brilliantly done. I can't believe they exist even on the same planet, let alone that they came from the same person's brain. Dangerous Girls is brutal, ugly, and full of mind-fuckery. Abigail Haas is the pen name of Abby McDonald, who wrote a book I enjoyed, Getting Over Garett Delaney.

The story: I did not realize this book was written under a pseudonym. It's sharp and dynamic and utterly frightening, just like the book. The cover: I refuse to even SHOW you the American cover, because it's wretched, and choose only to focus on the UK edition, which is luckily the one I have. And when the whole story comes out, reality is more shocking That everyone around her thinks she is not only guilty, but alsoĭangerous. Sets out to find her friend’s killer, she discovers harsh revelationsĪbout her friendships, the slippery nature of truth, and the ache ofĪwaiting the judge’s decree, it becomes clear to Anna Her own, fighting against vile and contemptuous accusations. Is found brutally murdered, Anna finds herself trapped in a country not Anna, her boyfriend Tate, her best friendĮlise, and a few other close friends are off on a debaucherous trip toĪruba that promises to be the time of their lives. Ripped from the headlines and a twist that defies the imagination. Quickly gets gruesome in this thrilling page-turner with a plot that’s a ripped-from-the-headlines thriller that is more than it seems.' - Kirkus Reviewsįor fans of Gone Girl, We Were Liarsand Lying About Last Summer.Rating: THIS BOOK IS CRAZY. 'A compulsively readable, hair-raising snapshot of the 21st century legal spectacle.

'A remarkable thriller that truly needs more recognition' - The Guardian 'Told with the same 'who can I trust?' tone of The Girl On the Train, Dangerous Girlsis the perfect mystery'.

'The best teen thriller I've ever read' - Wondrous Reads And the truth is more shocking than you could ever imagine. To the rest of the world, Anna isn't just guilty, but dangerous. As she awaits the judge's decree, it becomes clear that everyone is questioning her innocence. Soon Anna finds herself trapped in a foreign country, fighting for her freedom. But paradise soon turns into a living nightmare when Elise is brutally murdered. Wouldn't we all look guilty, if someone searched hard enough?Īnna, her boyfriend Tate, her best friend Elise and a group of close friends set off on a debaucherous Spring Break trip to Aruba.

Dangerous Girls by Abigail Haas