{"product_id":"the-it-girl-by-ruth-ware-9781398508385","title":"The It Girl","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE RICHARD \u0026amp; JUDY PICK\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Deliciously dark and utterly addictive — my favourite Ruth Ware yet’\u003c\/em\u003e LUCY FOLEY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEveryone wanted her life\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSomeone wanted her dead\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt was Hannah who found April’s body ten years ago. It was Hannah who didn’t question what she saw that day. Did her testimony put an innocent man in prison?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe needs to know the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEven if it means questioning her own friends. Even if it means putting her own life at risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecause if the killer wasn’t a stranger, it's someone she knows...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eThe It Girl\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'An absolute belter. Could not put it down! I thought I knew who the killer was. Then I was CERTAIN it was another person! Then DEFINITELY another! Great characterisation, glamorous setting, all round FABALISS!' \u003cstrong\u003eMarian Keyes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A cracking read – and that ending!' \u003cstrong\u003eShari Lapena\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Every Ruth Ware novel is a unique and unexpected gem and this one is no exception. A heady, tense, slowburn dream of a book, multi-layered and steeped in atmosphere and peril. I loved every page' \u003cstrong\u003eLisa Jewell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Absolutely brilliant murder mystery - seamless, flawless, perfectly clued and utterly gripping' \u003cstrong\u003eSophie Hannah\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Impeccably crafted and totally compulsive – you’ll be sad to reach the final page and realise you have to say goodbye' \u003cstrong\u003eJP Delaney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Ruth Ware’s richly-textured \u003cem\u003eThe It Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is at once an engrossing murder mystery while also a perfectly crafted and haunting examination of lost youth and the compromises of adulthood, as a woman unpicks the past secrets of her university friends to finally lay to rest her murdered best friend, the dazzling April. Reminiscent of \u003cem\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/em\u003e, Ware has surpassed herself with this gripping, absorbing whodunnit. I loved it! All hail the Queen' \u003cstrong\u003eSarah Pinborough\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'If you ever idly wish that Agatha Christie would write a new book, Ruth Ware has got you covered. \u003cem\u003eThe It Girl\u003c\/em\u003e has all the clues, twists and red herrings you could wish for, in a thoroughly modern setting. An impeccably constructed mystery from start to finish' \u003cstrong\u003eJane Casey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'It’s brilliant. Ruth is the master of the fiendishly twisty, yet completely believable, plot' \u003cstrong\u003eElly Griffiths\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Just finished \u003cem\u003eThe It Girl\u003c\/em\u003e by Ruth Ware and now my life is divided in two: before and after. Before: cool, calm, chilled. After: What? No! OMG! A wild ride that’s deliciously twisting, with countless gasp-out-loud moments' \u003cstrong\u003eJanice Hallett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A new Ruth Ware is always a treat and \u003cem\u003eThe It Girl\u003c\/em\u003e is one of her best. You can almost see her smiling as she feeds you the little morsels that should help you work everything out - if only you were as clever as Ruth! As sleek and chilling as a knife between the ribs' \u003cstrong\u003eSarah J. Naughton\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Clever. Compelling and with a terrific sense of place. Ruth Ware’s \u003cem\u003eThe It Girl\u003c\/em\u003e grips to the end' \u003cstrong\u003eJane Shemilt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46504414085356,"sku":"9781398508385","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25537703482685.jpg?v=1748647324","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/the-it-girl-by-ruth-ware-9781398508385","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}