About The Book
Book: Such a Nice Girl
Author: Andrea Mara
Standalone or Series: Standalone
Publisher: Bantam Books
Publication Date (UK): 7th May 2026
My Review
“Every bad deed ever is carried out by a person who was once someone’s child.”
What a great line! I took a photo of this whilst reading and then realised it’s used in the marketing text too.
Best friends Siobhán and Grace wake up after their friends wedding to find their 24-year-old daughters Ré and Luna are nowhere to be seen. Their room is trashed and there’s been a strange call to the Gardaí…
Fears grow that the cause of the disappearance may be that one of the girls has harmed the other. Both mums are keen to find them whilst each defends their own child.
This makes for a gripping domestic thriller. The timeline switches between the days and months before as well as during the search and often ends in a cliff hanger that makes you want to stay with that timeline. There’s a few lines like “That’s when it hits her” that will have you cursing as you want to find out more immediately but luckily the chapters can be short so you’re never waiting too long for the reveal!
There are plenty of secrets to uncover about the girls and their mothers, some you may figure out easily but don’t worry there are still more that will shock you!
I really enjoyed this one, it’s up there just after Someone in the Attic for me! It was fun to read along with our The Mara-thon Readers group on Instagram and discuss theories too.
Thank you to Bantam Books for the ARC.
Beth Reads Crime 
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