The Lost Girls: A Novel

The Lost Girls by Heather Young is an atmospheric debut novel about family secrets, loyalty, regret, and the long shadow of an unsolved disappearance. Set around a remote lake house in Minnesota, the story begins in 1935 when six-year-old Emily Evans vanishes from her family’s vacation home, leaving grief and suspicion behind.

Decades later, Lucy, Emily’s sister, leaves behind a notebook telling the story of that tragic summer. The house and the notebook pass to her grandniece Justine, who arrives hoping to escape a controlling boyfriend and build a safer life for her daughters. But the isolated lake house carries its own darkness, and the past refuses to stay buried.

Told through the voices of two women connected by family trauma, The Lost Girls is a haunting choice for readers of literary mystery, family drama, gothic suspense, and emotionally layered fiction.

Hardcover, Very Good