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A teenage girl missing in the Paris underworld
A young woman in search of her long-lost mother
A female PI on a personal mission
When police drop the case on missing Mathilde Benazet, renegade PI Veronique Cotillard steps in to prove that she can succeed where police inspector Guillaume Leveque and his team have failed…
Alice Weston’s father had always told her that her mother died in childbirth – but now Alice has proof she may be alive and living in Paris. Now her father is dead she has nothing to stay for, it’s time to uncover her family’s long-buried secrets…
As their lives intertwine and the city prepares to celebrate Bastille Day in the shadow of a gathering storm, both Veronique and Alice will face the ghosts of the past – and the monsters in the present.
The Girl in the Shadows
Katherine Debona
KATHERINE DEBONA studied History at Oxford University before working in investment banking. She lives in Kent with her husband and two children.
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My editor, Victoria Oundjian, and everyone at HQ for believing in me and my story.
Tom Bromley, my tutor extraordinaire. Debs, for all her early edits and read-throughs. My fellow students at Faber who helped spot my silly mistakes and buoyed me on in moments of doubt.
My parents, for loving and supporting me whilst I pursued my dreams.
Neil, for allowing me the space and time to write, even when the kids are up at the crack of dawn and driving us mad.
D & S, my two incredible reasons for getting up in the morning.
In memory of Nan. Thank you for teaching me that girls can do anything.
Mathilde
Paris, France. Before.
‘Death isn’t your only option.’
‘You