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Nowhere Girl

By Ruth Dugdall
Series: The Cate Austin Casefiles
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Nowhere Girl by Ruth Dugdall is an absolutely fantastic read with brilliant characters. OMG I didn’t see that coming ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ THIS is cracking fiction, yet has the power to feel disturbingly real ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He said he wanted to help her. That was the first lie. On... Read More
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'An absolutely fantastic read with brilliant characters. OMG I didn’t see that coming' ★★★★★

'THIS is cracking fiction, yet has the power to feel disturbingly real' ★★★★★

Don’t miss this nail-biting psychological suspense thriller in 2026!

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Nowhere Girl by Ruth Dugdall is an absolutely fantastic read with brilliant characters. OMG I didn’t see that coming ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

THIS is cracking fiction, yet has the power to feel disturbingly real ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

He said he wanted to help her. That was the first lie.

On the opening night of the biggest festival in the city, 17-year-old Ellie vanishes.

Looking for a fresh start, probation officer Cate Austin has moved countries to live with her detective boyfriend. But when the police dismiss the case as a teenage runaway, Cate begins to dig deeper.

What first looks like a straightforward missing-person case soon unravels to reveal a network of quiet, insidious lies. Beneath Luxembourg’s pristine beauty and polite façade, nothing is as it seems — and to bring Ellie home, Cate will have to risk everything she holds dear.

Don't miss this nail-biting thriller from award-winning, Kindle #1 bestselling author Ruth Dugdall. Perfect for fans of Joy Ellis.

Readers LOVE Nowhere Girl:

‘I thought I had the plot all worked out. However, at just over halfway through I came across a real OMG moment!’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

'THIS is cracking fiction, yet has the power to feel disturbingly real' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Series: The Cate Austin Casefiles

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008805562

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 21 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HQ Digital

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 190g

Pages: 272

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Coming Soon in Fiction Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Pre-order Books Pre-Order Crime & Thriller Pre-orders Pre-orders by Release Date Psychological Thriller Ruth Dugdall Series: The Cate Austin Casefiles

About the Author

Ruth Dugdall is an internationally published novelist, a #1 bestselling author and a short story writer. Her previous career was as a Youth Justice Social Worker, then she worked for 10 years as a Probation Officer.

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