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The Littleton Literary Society

A book club for people who love to talk about the books they've read! We will vote each month on the book we want to read based on member suggestions.

Well Read, Badly Behaved

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Northside Houston Women's Thrillers

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Pretty Girls: A Psychological Thriller Novel Exploring Secrets and Lies Among Sisters

#1 New York Times bestselling author Karin Slaughter’s Pretty Girls is a sophisticated and chilling psychological thriller of dangerous secrets, cold vengeance, and unexpected absolution, in which two estranged sisters must come together to find truth about two harrowing tragedies, twenty years apart, that devastate their lives.

Sisters. Strangers. Survivors.

CLAIRE: A glamorous trophy wife of an Atlanta millionaire.

LYDIA: A single mother dating an ex-con, who struggles to make ends meet.

JULIA: The sister whose devastating disappearance more than two decades earlier shattered their family.

When the shocking murder of Claire’s husband brings the horror and heartbreak of her sister’s disappearance roaring back, she is forced to form a wary truce with Lydia, whom she has not spoken to in decades. Two crimes, nearly a quarter century apart: What could connect them? Haunted, the surviving sisters begin to unearth the secrets that destroyed their family all those years ago . . . and find the astonishing truth where they least expected it.

Powerful, poignant, and utterly gripping, packed with indelible characters and dark, unforgettable twists, Pretty Girls is a masterful novel from one of the finest writers working today.

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Published Feb 7, 2017

432 pages

Average rating: 7.43

1,364 RATINGS

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Readers say *Pretty Girls* by Karin Slaughter is a gripping, dark psychological thriller with intense suspense, shocking twists, and a complex plot. M...

KelBel
Jul 15, 2025
8/10 stars
WOW, what a ride. Haven’t read many psychological thrillers but this one good. I was going back and forth on who could be trusted, who was a good person, bad person or just getting in the way. Paul…..Paul Paul Paul, where do I begin, I thought maybe you had a redeeming bone in your body at one point in the story but NO you totally suck! Completely deserved what you got in the end. Thank you, Claire! Not only for Paul but for not giving up on Lydia even when she gave up on herself. Oh, and the torture scenes, creative on the author’s part but… urine waterboarding… GROSS! I can’t even imagine. This was a very emotional, raw story and I felt all the grief, hope and rage intertwined throughout. The letters from Sam to his missing daughter had me in tears! Helen at the end being strong for and accepting of both her remaining daughters, tears again! Well Done Karen… Well Done!
cristytd
Jul 11, 2025
10/10 stars
I’m quite often disappointed by thrillers, but I will dare say that this was one of the best thrillers I’ve ever read. It was gripping, suspenseful and full of twists in all the ways you want a thriller to be. The characters and the story were both very well developed and the author truly did a masterful job with her writing. However, I cannot in good conscience omit the fact that this was a very hard/heavy read. The fact that I’m giving this book a 5-star rating does not take away from the fact that it is indeed messed up, dark, disturbing and definitely not for everyone. I had one too many emotions while reading it. Still do and probably always will. This book kept me on the edge of my seat.
Nimcmahon22
Nov 20, 2025
10/10 stars
I loved this whole book from beginning to end. I couldn’t put it down. I love the authors writing style and I loved all the letters being included. I didn’t see any of the twists and turns and this book was very graphic, but it was so well written I loved it so much. I ordered more books from this author because this book was one of my favorites.
Teachermom
Nov 18, 2025
10/10 stars
Wow!
Krhodesie223
Nov 15, 2025
2/10 stars
Ew

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