Alice Clark-Platts is a former human rights lawyer who worked at the UN International Criminal Tribunal. She is the author of the police procedurals Bitter Fruits and The Taken, the latter of which was shortlisted for the Best Police Procedural in the Dead Good Reader Awards 2017.

'Enjoyably twisty . with a killer ending' i

'I couldn't put it down' Sophie Hannah

It's been nineteen years since ten-year-old Laurel was given a life sentence and six-year-old Rosie was given a new identity.

The sisters were the very picture of innocence: two little girls who loved to listen to their mother's bedtime stories and play make-believe in the garden. But then an act of unparalleled horror tears their family apart, leaving Laurel behind bars and Rosie moved to a different part of the country.

Neither sister has laid eyes on the other since then, during which time their lives have followed very different paths. But now - with Laurel coming up for parole - they look set to be reunited in court, and the world will be watching.

A dark, disturbing and all-consuming mystery

A well-paced and enjoyably twisty tale of two sisters with a killer ending

Clever and twisty - and horribly compelling

Tense, intriguing and memorable. I couldn't put it down

Chilling, atmospheric and incredibly compelling. EXCELLENT

Creepy and unnerving, Alice Clark-Platts' dark story is getting huge amounts of buzz

A completely engrossing book in which moral issues are explored with intelligence and even-handedness

Absorbing . Boldly puts public opinion on trial

Dark, suspenseful and utterly chilling

Phenomenal. A deep and clever exploration of a dark subject. I've never read anything quite like it

I was completely hooked! The Flower Girls is dark and unsettling, with complex characters that drew me in from the very beginning. It was an utterly absorbing read, with a clever twist at the end, as well as a few unexpected moments throughout

I finished The Flower Girls last night and I'm still reeling. A brilliant, thought-provoking read

This was as dark and gripping as I hoped it would be. But it's also something else: about justice, rehabilitation and hope

Every bit as brilliant as I thought it would be. Twisty, sinister and heartbreaking. Such beautiful writing; so, so dark. Prepare to be fully disturbed

Compulsive, creepy and chilling, it will keep you guessing as it races towards a haunting climax

[Clark-Platts] shows intelligence and compassion in the way she writes about the interconnected stories of all the players in the case . Engrossing