The Girl in the Woods
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A schoolgirl found it on a nature hike. A severed human foot wearing pink nail polish. A gruesome but invaluable clue that leads forensic pathologist Birdy Waterman down a much darker trail—to a dangerous psychopath whose powers of persuasion seem to have no end. Only by teaming up with sheriff’s detective Kendall Stark can Birdy hope to even the odds in a deadly game. It’s a fateful decision the killer wants them to make. And it’s the only way Birdy and Kendall can find their way to a murderer who’s ready to kill again . . .
Praise for Gregg Olsen’s Novels
“Grabs you by the throat.”—Kay Hooper
“An irresistible page-turner.”—Kevin O’Brien
“Olsen writes rapid-fire page-turners.”—The Seattle Times
“Frightening . . . a nail-biter.”—Suspense Magazine
“A work of dark, gripping suspense.”—Anne Frasier
“Truly a great read.”—Mystery Scene Magazine
"Olsen writes rapid-fire page-turners." —Seattle Times
"Grabs you by the throat." —Kay Hooper
“The fifth Waterman and Stark thriller from the very talented Gregg Olsen . . . it’s truly a great read.” —Mystery Scene Magazine
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Gregg Olsen is the #1 New York Times, #1 Wall Street Journal, #1 Amazon charts, USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author of more than 30 books, including the Waterman & Stark Thrillers, the Detective Megan Carpenter series, the Nicole Foster series, and If You Tell, which was Amazon’s bestselling eBook of the year in 2020 and second bestselling book of 2021. His novels and nonfiction books have been translated into more than 30 languages, and he is an Edgar Award finalist for The Amish Wife and International Thriller Writers of America Thriller Award finalist for The Boy She Left Behind. An impassioned voice for victims and their families, he has made numerous television and radio appearances on national shows and networks, including Good Morning America, Dateline, 20/20, CBS Morning News, 48 Hours, Entertainment Tonight, Forensic Files, CNN, NPR, and MSNBC. He is a native of Seattle, but now lives in rural Washington State with his wife and two of the most misbehaved dachshunds ever to roam the earth. Visit him online at NotoriousUSA.com or on Facebook /GreggOlsenAuthor and @GreggOlsen on Instagram.
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