“Reading The Quiet Ones by Tara O’Sullivan is like falling into a lush and frightening dream. With cunning mastery, O’Sullivan has crafted a dazzling, hypnotic thriller, rich with the mysteries—and dangers—of adolescent female friendships and the marks those friendships leave.”—Megan Abbott, New York Times bestselling author of El Dorado Drive
“A richly evocative literary thriller about the enduing shadow of youthful impulses, The Quiet Ones builds tension with the expert precision of a metronome. But there’s nothing steady or quiet about the way O’Sullivan’s narrative voice announces itself—assuredly, she takes her place next to Tana French and Liz Moore as an undeniable master of the genre. A stunning debut from an exciting new talent.”—Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of Saltwater
“Intoxicating and propulsive, The Quiet Ones perfectly captures the darkness and delight of adolescence. A beautiful, brutal thriller: I loved it.”—Emilia Hart, New York Times bestselling author of The Sirens
“I adored this haunting, enigmatic novel, which ties and then unpicks a bittersweet bond of friendship between three girls who feel like outsiders to everyone but one another. In the quiet menace of a rural town and its whispering school corridors, rumors billow and certainties fade, which kept me wrong-footed and guessing. Unsettling and otherworldly, this novel draws you in to the wild joy of youth and sorority, and it’s inevitable collapse into distrust and danger. Beautifully and precisely written, these characters have lingered in my thoughts, almost against my will. . . . As gleaming and unsettling and finely wrought as a magpie’s skull.”—Emma van Straaten, author of Creep
“The Quiet Ones is a tense and enthralling study of the world of teenage girls. Compassionate and horrifying in equal measure, this story holds all the love, pain, loyalty, and secrecy of adolescence. I couldn’t put it down.”—Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin, author of Ordinary Saints
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