The Girl on the Beach

Name: The Girl on the Beach
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ISBN: 9798892425773

A Novel

Carol Snow

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Crooked Lane Books
23 June 2026

Thriller & suspense

A missing child tears a family apart in this switchback roller coaster of a psychological thriller that builds to a final, jaw-dropping twist, perfect for fans of Jennifer Hillier and Lisa Lutz.

On the surface, Sonia and Graham Starr were a glamorous couple- She,

the sleek entrepreneur; he, the boyishly handsome painter with an

irrepressible zest for life. They had everything money can buy and the

one thing it can't-a precious, precocious four-year-old named Roxie. But

when Roxie disappears into the Pacific Ocean on a perfect August

afternoon, their world crumbles around them.

Months

later, Roxie's twenty-one-year-old former nanny, plagued by guilt and

confusion, returns to the Starrs' beach house on the ""American Riviera,""

the rarified stretch of land around Santa Barbara where the mountains

meet the sea. Her first night back, she gazes out at the sand, only to

see a child who bears a striking resemblance to Roxie. When she calls

out, the child runs away.

Colleen never believed that

Roxie, who was afraid of the surf, would run into the ocean on her own.

Now, is determined to get to the truth, even if it means facing her

greatest fears.

The Girl on the Beach asks us who we trust, when we can't trust ourselves.

By: Carol Snow
Imprint: Crooked Lane Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 139mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9798892425773
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 23 June 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Carol Snow is the author of contemporary women's fiction and young adult literature. She grew up in New Jersey. Much of her childhood was spent immersed in books; the rest was focused on avoiding dodgeball. In her free time, Carol Snow spends time with her family, reads (of course), cooks, paints, and talks to her cats. Despite Google's claims to the contrary, she is not and has never been a poet.

Reviews for The Girl on the Beach: A Novel

Praise for The Girl on the Beach: “In a world of privilege and pretense, a young girl vanishes. Carol Snow’s propulsive and gripping The Girl On The Beach reels you in with a darkly charged love triangle and rich, compelling characters—none of them innocent. Just when you think you understand what happened, a shocking twist upends everything.” —Mary Dixie Carter, author of Marguerite by the Lake and The Photographer