Girl, 11

By: Amy Suiter Clarke

Narrated by: Andi Arndt, Kevin R. Free, Michael Castillejos, Khristine Hvam, Dianne Doan, Jonathan Davis

"Propulsive... Not only is the book difficult to put down, it’s also an adroit exploration of the ethical quandaries of true-crime storytelling, particularly in podcasts."
—The New York Times Book Review

Elle Castillo once trained as a social worker, supporting young victims of violent crime. Now she hosts a popular true crime podcast that focuses on cold cases of missing and abducted children.

After four seasons of successfully solving these cases in Minnesota’s Twin Cities, Elle decides to tackle her white whale: The Countdown Killer. Twenty years ago, TCK was terrorizing the community, kidnapping and ritualistically murdering three girls over seven days, each a year younger than the last. Then, after he took his eleven-year-old victim, the pattern—and the murders—abruptly stopped. No one has ever known why.

When Elle follows up on a listener tip only to discover the man’s dead body, she feels at fault. Then, within days, a child is abducted—a young girl who seems to fit suspiciously into the TCK sequence halted decades before. While media and law enforcement long ago concluded that TCK had suicided, Elle has never believed TCK was dead. She had hoped her investigation would lay that suspicion to rest, but her podcast seems instead to be inciting new victims.

“A masterful, heart-pounding suspense that ushers in an astonishing new voice in crime fiction."
—Samantha M. Bailey, internationally bestselling author of Woman on the Edge

“A tale of obsession, dark histories, and one woman’s quest to bring a terrifying killer to justice, GIRL, 11 is delivered with poise, style, and cunning - making it impossible to put down.”
—Alex Segura, acclaimed author of Miami Midnight and Blackout

Wow

I was on the edge of my seat listening. Both the story line as well as the narration was amazing work!! I didn't want to stop listening.

one of the best I've listened to

great story, amazing dialog and very engaging to listen to. the narration was great and very much enjoyed the performance from all the actors and readers.

The big reveal!!!!

This is a great book and a fun read!!! Highly recommend!!!! Interesting concept with the pod cast and everything going on.

Starts Slow

It took me several chapters and several restarts to get into this book. I'm glad I kept trying but overall think it could have been a little quicker paced. Multiple narrators would have really helped too. Good listen though!

Podcast within a book

I loved this book! It did a great job of keeping the suspense high, and the characters engaging. The cast did a great job with the material. I can't wait to see what the author writes next.