She shivered in the ice cold, dirty room that was little more than a cupboard. ‘Please take me home,’ she begged him. ‘You are home,’ he said before locking the heavy door.As a body is dragged from the river, Detective Gina Harte is called in to investigate. The ravaged corpse fits the description of a woman who went missing weeks earlier. Gina is convinced that she’s found Deborah Jenkins. Tests prove that the body isn’t Deborah, but as the two women are so strikingly similar in appearance, with their long dark hair and hazel eyes, Gina is sure the two cases are linked. With no more clues, both cases remain unsolved. Three years later, a newborn baby is found wrapped in blankets on a doorstep one stormy night and an anonymous phone call urges the police to run a DNA test …The child belongs to Deborah Jenkins, the woman who vanished and has been presumed dead.Battling with the demons of her own troubled past, Gina throws herself into the investigation – determined to solve the mystery of the two women. How far will Gina have to go to solve the case? And will she find Deborah before it’s too late?If you love Patricia Gibney, Angela Marsons and Robert Bryndza, you’ll love this jaw-dropping new crime thriller from Carla Kovach. The Next Girl will keep you guessing until the very last page. What readers are saying about Carla Kovach:‘Great reading, hated having to set this book down.’ Goodreads Reviewer‘Wow, what a terrific action-filled story!’ Goodreads Reviewer‘Five stars!’ Goodreads Reviewer‘The plot is fast-paced and has numerous twists and turns.’ Goodreads Reviewer