Such Quiet Girls

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD If you love books like THE HOUSEMAID, you will LOVE this . . . Praise for Noelle W. Ihli: ‘Hands down one of my favourite reads of the year’ – FREIDA MCFADDEN 'A true classic in the genre' – LISA JEWELL ' A propulsive story that haunts and mesmerizes' – KARIN SLAUGHTER ONE HIJACKED BUS. New driver Jessa is desperate for her shift to run smoothly to avoid exposing her job-application lies. Twelve-year-old passenger Sage just wants to get home, exhausted from watching over her little sister, Bonnie. But disaster strikes when their bus is hijacked in broad daylight. For the innocent souls onboard, the nightmare is only just beginning . . . TEN FRIGHTENED CHILDREN. Trapped inside a shipping container buried 20 feet underground, the captives are promised they'll be freed once a ransom is paid to the hijackers. But Jessa and Sage aren't sure they'll last that long. It’s dark and cramped – and, as every minute passes, it's becoming harder to breathe. A DEADLY RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK . . . With time – and air – running out, can they team up to outsmart their captors? Or are they doomed to an unthinkable fate? Inspired by true crime, Such Quiet Girls is a pulse-pounding thriller from BookTok sensation Noelle W. Ihli, author of Ask for Andrea . 'A taut, gripping, all-consuming thriller' – Lisa Regan, bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series Your Favourite Thriller Author's Favourite Thriller Author 'As pulse-pounding as it is poignant. Do yourself a favour - clear your schedule and crack open this novel!' – LISA GARDNER 'Noelle has mastered the art of keeping readers on the edge of their seats' – JOHN MARRS 'Ihli's voice is magical and absorbing' – KIERSTEN MODGLIN ‘Immersive, spine-tingling, deeply visceral' – HEATHER GUDENKAUF 'Utterly gripping . . . I couldn't put it down' – NICOLA SANDERS

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA IAN FLEMING STEEL DAGGER AWARD If you love books like THE HOUSEMAID, you will LOVE this . . . Praise for Noelle W. Ihli: ‘Hands down one of my favourite reads of the year’ – FREIDA MCFADDEN 'A true classic in the genre' – LISA JEWELL ' A propulsive story that haunts and mesmerizes' – KARIN SLAUGHTER ONE HIJACKED BUS. New driver Jessa is desperate for her shift to run smoothly to avoid exposing her job-application lies. Twelve-year-old passenger Sage just wants to get home, exhausted from watching over her little sister, Bonnie. But disaster strikes when their bus is hijacked in broad daylight. For the innocent souls onboard, the nightmare is only just beginning . . . TEN FRIGHTENED CHILDREN. Trapped inside a shipping container buried 20 feet underground, the captives are promised they'll be freed once a ransom is paid to the hijackers. But Jessa and Sage aren't sure they'll last that long. It’s dark and cramped – and, as every minute passes, it's becoming harder to breathe. A DEADLY RACE AGAINST THE CLOCK . . . With time – and air – running out, can they team up to outsmart their captors? Or are they doomed to an unthinkable fate? Inspired by true crime, Such Quiet Girls is a pulse-pounding thriller from BookTok sensation Noelle W. Ihli, author of Ask for Andrea . 'A taut, gripping, all-consuming thriller' – Lisa Regan, bestselling author of the Detective Josie Quinn series Your Favourite Thriller Author's Favourite Thriller Author 'As pulse-pounding as it is poignant. Do yourself a favour - clear your schedule and crack open this novel!' – LISA GARDNER 'Noelle has mastered the art of keeping readers on the edge of their seats' – JOHN MARRS 'Ihli's voice is magical and absorbing' – KIERSTEN MODGLIN ‘Immersive, spine-tingling, deeply visceral' – HEATHER GUDENKAUF 'Utterly gripping . . . I couldn't put it down' – NICOLA SANDERS

Ten children, abducted in broad daylight-and buried alive. Sage and her sister won't make it home from school today. Neither will the other children on Bus 315. But that's only the beginning of the nightmare. New bus driver Jessa blames herself for what happened. She couldn't protect the kids she was supposed to deliver to daycare, just like she couldn't protect her own daughter three years ago. But this time, everything will be different. It has to be. Trapped in a shipping container buried twenty feet underground, Jessa and the children do their best to stay calm. The kidnappers insist that if everyone behaves, they'll be freed when the ransom is paid. But Sage isn't sure they'll last that long. Neither is Jessa. It's dark and cramped, and with every passing minute it's getting harder to breathe. With time-and air-running thin, Jessa and the children must find a way to outsmart their captors, or face an unthinkable fate. Such Quiet Girls was inspired by actual events.

Ten children, abducted in broad daylight-and buried alive. Sage and her sister won't make it home from school today. Neither will the other children on Bus 315. But that's only the beginning of the nightmare. New bus driver Jessa blames herself for what happened. She couldn't protect the kids she was supposed to deliver to daycare, just like she couldn't protect her own daughter three years ago. But this time, everything will be different. It has to be. Trapped in a shipping container buried twenty feet underground, Jessa and the children do their best to stay calm. The kidnappers insist that if everyone behaves, they'll be freed when the ransom is paid. But Sage isn't sure they'll last that long. Neither is Jessa. It's dark and cramped, and with every passing minute it's getting harder to breathe. With time-and air-running thin, Jessa and the children must find a way to outsmart their captors, or face an unthinkable fate. Such Quiet Girls was inspired by actual events.