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Such a Nice Girl
Andrea Mara
  • Published: 28 April 2026
  • ISBN: 9780857505903
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $38.00

Such a Nice Girl

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Get ready for your new obsession - the unputdownable new thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author, Andrea Mara. Two missing girls. One murder. Is your daughter the victim... or the killer?

‘The thing is, we always believe the best of our own kids. What mother thinks her own daughter will do something terrible? But every bad deed is carried out by a person who was once someone’s child.’

Get ready for your new obsession - it will make you question everything. Pre-order the gripping new thriller from the No.1 Sunday Times bestseller Andrea Mara.

Everyone has secrets. Even your daughter…

The morning after a glamorous, luxury wedding, you and your best friend go to wake your twenty-four-year-old daughters. You open the door to their shared room in the pool-house and find a lamp smashed on the floor, a blood stain on the carpet, a ringing phone – and both girls are nowhere to be seen.

The police come and you discover something shocking. Something inexplicable. Is one of your daughters trying to kill the other? And that’s when you and your best friend begin to unravel what's really going on between the girls.

You need to work together to find your daughters, testing your friendship to its limits. And you can’t help but wonder: which girl is the killer and which is the victim?

Everyone is talking about Andrea Mara:

'Impossible to put down'. Chris Whitaker
'Andrea Mara is a star.' Lee Child
'Probably the most suspenseful book I will read all year.' Liz Nugent
'One of the most tense thrillers of the year so far.' John Marrs
'I was hooked by the end of chapter one.' Jane Casey
  • Published: 28 April 2026
  • ISBN: 9780857505903
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 432
  • RRP: $38.00
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About the author

Andrea Mara

Andrea Mara is a No.1 Sunday Times, Irish Times and Kindle bestselling author. Her books have sold more than one million copies worldwide, and four of them have been shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the Year. No One Saw a Thing, was a Richard and Judy Bookclub Pick, sold more than 100,000 copies in thirteen weeks, and was No.1 in the UK, Irish and Kindle charts. She lives in Dublin, Ireland, with her husband and three children. You can find Andrea on Instagram @andreamaraauthor

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Praise for Such a Nice Girl

I was hooked from first page to last as the twists got twistier and all of the characters squirmed while waiting for their darkest secrets to be revealed. May I suggest a new Irish blessing? May you never live in a neighbourhood created by Andrea Mara.

Liz Nugent

Praise for Andrea Mara

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Ingenious plotting, brilliantly written, pacy and totally unpredictable, I devoured it over a weekend...Absolutely outstanding!

Claire Douglas

This heart-thumpingly tense thriller may give you nightmares.

Sun

Mara... lays out the pieces of the puzzle with diabolical wit, some good suspense and an unexpected note of sentimentality.

New York Times

This one is an absolute page turner!

Shari Lapena

Andrea Mara is a star.

Lee Child

This sharply observed novel manages to be at once an intricate puzzle and an involving race against time.

Sunday Times

Utterly gripping... You will look hard to find a more searing opening 15 pages of a thriller this year... A sure-fire winner from start to finish.

Irish Independent

A tense, terrifying, guessing game.

Chris Whitaker

A gripping story, beautifully told. Andrea Mara is masterful.

Patricia Cornwell

Andrea Mara is the Queen of cliffhangers… she takes your biggest fears then makes them a thousand times worse. The twists and turns will give you whiplash. Brilliant.

John Marrs

A thriller honed to a fine point, sharp and keen and piercing; it's darkly comic, too, and uncommonly observant. This is suspense you can feel good about.

AJ Finn

As soon as I started reading this, I had no choice but to continue reading until the last page. I DEVOURED it.

Fiona Cummins

Andrea is an author to watch and I can't wait to read her next.

Sarah Pearse

The tension … is meticulously crafted, with a cover-your-eyes creep factor.

Ashley Audrain

A totally gripping, compelling read that will have you guessing and guessing again. Andrea Mara has a genius for creating situations where our worst nightmares come true.

Jane Casey