A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick, from the author of Notes on an Execution.
Winner of a Hearst Big Book Award: Good Housekeeping's Crime Book of the Year.
Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger.

Intoxicating and intense, Danya Kukafka's Girl in Snow is a compelling mystery set in small-town America. A story which focusing on those affected by the crime, rather than the crime itself.

'A perfectly paced and tautly plotted thriller. Danya Kukafka's misfit characters are richly drawn, her prose is both elegant and eerie' - Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train

Who are you when no one is watching?

When beloved high school student Lucinda Hayes is found murdered, no one in her sleepy Colorado suburb is untouched - not the boy who loved her too much, not the girl who wanted her perfect life, not the police officer assigned to investigate. In the aftermath of the tragedy, these three unforgettable characters - Cameron, Jade, and Russ - must each confront their darkest secrets in an effort to find solace, the truth, or both.

'Dark and elegant' - Mail on Sunday
'A creepy, psychological drama' - GQ
'A haunting debut' - Stylist

Who are you when no one is watching?

About the Author
Danya Kukafka is a graduate of New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She is the author of Girl in Snow and Notes on an Execution.

Reviews
A perfectly paced and tautly plotted thriller. Danya Kukafka's misfit characters are richly drawn, her prose is both elegant and eerie - this is an incredibly accomplished debut -- Paula Hawkins, author of The Girl on the Train and Into the Water
Stark, utterly compulsive with a compelling, unique writing style. This thriller blew me away -- Kate Hamer, author of The Girl in the Red Coat
A sensational debut - great characters, mysteries within mysteries, and page-turning pace. Highly recommended -- Lee Child, bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series
A dark and elegant thriller set in small-town America * Mail on Sunday *
A creepy, psychological drama set in a snowbound Colorado high school * GQ *
The beautiful writing, perfect pacing and gripping plot made Girl In Snow a standout for me. -- Joanne Finney, books editor * Good Housekeeping *
Captivating * Marie Claire *
With a knack for writing oh-so-real teenage characters and underline-worthy prose, [Kukafka] weaves a tale of voyeurism and obsession that's impossible to put down * W Magazine *
Kuafka's bewitching first novel spins a spell of mournful confessions around a Twin Peaks-like centerpiece. In [her] capable hands, villainy turns out to be everywhere and nowhere, a DNA that could be found under the fingernails of everybody's hands * New York Times (Editor's Choice) *
An intricate, seductive murder mystery, in which a single awful crime exposes conflicts and traumas in an entire community . . . Girl in Snow is not just an impressive debut but one of the best literary mysteries to come along in some time * BookPage *
A haunting, lyrical novel about love, loss, and terror . . . The world Kukafka so masterfully creates is suspenseful and electrifying; I was willing to follow her wherever she took me' -- Anton DiSclafani, author of The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls
'A propulsive mystery set in a suburban community marked by unsettling voyeurism. Danya Kukafka patiently reveals layers of her characters' inner lives - their ugliness and vulnerabilities - in prose that sparkles and wounds. I couldn't put this one down' -- Brit Bennett, New York Times bestselling author of The Mothers
Elegiac and involving . . . engagingly told . . . its endearing characters' struggles linger in memory after this affecting work is done * Wall Street Journal *
Written with raw immediacy, each character is complex, aching and ashamed, for different reasons . . . a quietly taut thriller concerned with the secrets we keep from our closest loved-ones and even from ourselves . . . keeps hold of the reader long after the final denouement * Shelf Awareness *
This brooding and intense thriller will plunge readers into a dark world they may not want to enter - but they may be unable to tear themselves free * Booklist *


Awards
Winner of Big Book Awards: Crime Award 2018 (UK). Short-listed for CWA New Blood Dagger 2018 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9781509829965
Author Danya Kukafka
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Picador
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 399g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 21mm