The Sea of Lost Girls

A Novel

By: Carol Goodman

Narrated by: Natalie Naudus

In the tradition of Daphne du Maurier, Shari Lapena, and Michelle Richmond comes a new thriller from the bestselling author of The Lake of Dead Languages—a twisty, harrowing story set at a prestigious prep school in which one woman's carefully hidden past might destroy her future.

Tess has worked hard to keep her past buried, where it belongs. Now she’s the wife to a respected professor at an elite boarding school, where she also teaches. Her seventeen-year-old son, Rudy, whose dark moods and complicated behavior she’s long worried about, seems to be thriving: he has a lead role in the school play and a smart and ambitious girlfriend. Tess tries not to think about the mistakes she made eighteen years ago, and mostly, she succeeds.

And then one more morning she gets a text at 2:50 AM: it’s Rudy, asking for help. When Tess picks him up she finds him drenched and shivering, with a dark stain on his sweatshirt. Four hours later, Tess gets a phone call from the Haywood school headmistress: Lila Zeller, Rudy's girlfriend, has been found dead on the beach, not far from where Tess found Rudy just hours before.

As the investigation into Lila's death escalates, Tess finds her family attacked on all sides. What first seemed like a tragic accidental death is turning into something far more sinister, and not only is Tess’s son a suspect but her husband is a person of interest too. But Lila’s death isn't the first blemish on Haywood's record, and the more Tess learns about Haywood’s fabled history, the more she realizes that not all skeletons will stay safely locked in the closet.

Good book a little predictable

I was able to predict the ending by chapter three but still a great book and I could see it as a movie. Narrator did a fabulous job as well. Worth a listen!

Great Story

Compelling story line. Kept me intrigued. Disturbing topic handled sensitively so I didn’t feel like there should have been a trigger warning on the cover as is the case with many other books. Worth a credit

Never Disappointed

I am a huge Carol Goodman fan and have read all of her books. This book is as captivating as her other stories. I have resorted to audio books since traveling more for work. The performance was spot on. I would recommend this to friends.

Allround amazing!!

okay okay I might not be objective enough as Carol Goodman is the author who taught me reading could be fun. The first book I ever read of hers, Lake of the dead languages, is one of my all time favourites. I have read every book by her ever since. This one, might come close to The Lake... I love it so much. I did guess the ending a bit (but there were still some surprises) but all I can say is that I love the way Carol writes. so. much!! And the narrator did a lovely job as well :)

Good story meh narration

The ending was a bit over the top and predictable but I enjoyed it overall. The folklore backstory kept me interested.