Whispers of Dead Girls: A Novel

By Marlee Bush

"I devoured this powerful, gutsy book, and you will, too." - Carter Wilson, USA Today bestselling author

"Fans of Lisa Jewell and Mary Kubica will be OBSESSED with this riveting thriller" - May Cobb, author of The Hunting Wives

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She's right. It can never happen again. She won't let it.

Ten years have passed, and Ren Taylor is back at square one, having accepted a job at her old high school. She'd hoped to make peace with the past but now she's thrust back into it: her murdered teenage sister is still immortalized in town, and Ren can't stop seeing her wherever she goes. She's dogged by the scandal that ruined her childhood and killed her sister.

Then Ren meets physics teacher Bryson Lewis. Handsome and charismatic, all the other teachers and students seem to fall at his feet. But Ren knows men like him - she knows they can't be trusted.

The more Ren watches him, the more suspicious she becomes. And when she notices his close relationship with a girl in one of his classes - a girl just like her sister - she worries history is about to repeat itself. This time, she won't sit back and watch another girl be taken before her time.

This time, Ren will do what she must to save her, even if it means revealing her own darkest secrets.

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Published May 27, 2025

368 pages

Average rating: 7.67

3 RATINGS

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datewithathriller
May 13, 2025
8/10 stars
This was one hell of a page turner! I was invested throughout!! 🙌 I do have to say the pace slowed a bit in the middle. While intentionally not a very likable character, I could understand why Ren was who she was. Still not sure how I feel about the ending though! 😅 Thank you to NetGalley, Poisoned Pen Press, and Marlee Bush for the opportunity to read the eARC in exchange for my honest review! ❤️

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