title: Girl in Snow: A Novel
author:  Danya Kukafka 
description: <b><u>PRAISE FOR</u></b><b><i><u>GIRL IN SNOW</u></i><u>BY DANYA KUKAFKA</u></b><br /> <br /><b>***NATIONAL BESTSELLER***</b><br /><br /> <b>*Best Summer Reads of 2017 Selectionby * W Magazine * Marie Claire * Elle * Yahoo! * Refinery29 * PureWow * Domino * InStyle.com * Today.com *</b><br /> <br /> "From its startling opening line right through to its stunning conclusion,<i>Girl in Snow</i>is a perfectly-paced and tautly-plotted thriller. Danya Kukafka's misfit characters are richly drawn, her prose is both elegant and eeriethis is an incredibly accomplished debut.<br /> <b>Paula Hawkins, #1<i>New York Times</i>bestselling author of<i>The Girl on the Train</i>and<i>Into the Water</i></b><br /> <br /> A sensational debutgreat characters, mysteries within mysteries, and page-turning pace. Highly recommended.<br /> <b>Lee Child, #1<i>New York Times</i>bestselling author of the Jack Reacher novels</b><br /> <br /> An exciting debut from a talented new voice.<i>Girl in Snow</i>is a propulsive mystery set in a suburban community marked by unsettling voyeurism. Danya Kukafka patiently reveals layers of her characters inner livestheir ugliness and vulnerabilitiesin prose that sparkles and wounds. I couldnt put this one down.<br /> <b>Brit Bennett,<i>New York Times</i>bestselling author of<i>The Mothers</i></b><br /> <br /> There is a frightful truth to Danya Kukafka's characterizations, and the mystery at the heart of<i>Girl in Snow</i>is so elegantly constructed. It's an exceptional, unnerving debut novel. I'm already counting the days until her next one.<br /> <b>Owen King, author of<i>Double Feature</i>and co-author of<i>Sleeping Beauties</i></b><br /> <br /> "<i>Girl in Snow</i>is a haunting, lyrical novel about love, loss, and terror. Reading it felt like entering another world, where thingsand peoplewere not as they at first appeared. The world Kukafka so masterfully creates is suspenseful and electrifying; I was willing to follow her wherever she took me."<br /> <b>Anton DiSclafani,<i>New York Times</i>bestselling author of<i>The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls</i>and<i>The After Party</i></b><br /> <br /> Elegiac and involving engagingly told its endearing characters struggles linger in memory after this affecting work is done.<br /> <i><b>Wall Street Journal</b></i><br /> <br /> "No AC? No problemthis icy novel brings the chills...With a knack for writing oh-so-real teenage characters and underline-worthy prose, [Kukafka] weaves a tale of voyeurism and obsession thats impossible to put down."<br /> <b>WMagazine.com, Top Ten New Books to Read in August</b><br /> <br /> "Newcomer Kukafka breathes new life into a common mystery trope...This smart, fast-paced novel is one that readers will be proud to flaunt beachside or elsewhere."<br /> <b><i>Library Journal</i></b><br /> <br /> "Kukafkas clever narrative tricks...propel the narrative forward. And while the novel employs a full checklist of teen tropes throughout, from abusive parents to fractured love triangles, there is enough narrative muscle to compel the reader to stick with it until the end."<br /> <b><i>Publishers Weekly</i></b><br /> <br /> "Kukafka attempts to subvert preconceptions, principally of what is expected of the thriller genre, but succeeds more pointedly in destabilizing the biases toward illegal immigration, mental illness, law enforcement, and presentations of sexuality sewn into our countrys fabricKukafka expertly plays with the idealization of the golden girl, with what it means to be seen as female. One of the more surprising aspects of the book is its audacious dissection of this femininity... By weaving these narrative perspectives togetherwe gain heightened intimacy and understanding of three unique psychologies and are also forced to reckon with our own preconceived notions of beauty, gender, mental ability, and various manifestations of powerThe characters in<i>Girl in Snow</i>often rail against the ways they are perceived, but are nevertheless begging to be seen, asking for an audience; they seek a space to express themselves. This duality, of wanting to exist while not wanting to be categorized or wrongly labeled or objectified, is as much the novels core as the murder mystery itself. Kukafka is shrewd to remind us that as readers, we too are indulging in the spectacle."<br /> <b><i>Guernica</i></b><br /> <br /> Combining elements of Bill Cleggs<i>Did You Ever Have a Family</i>with Dennis Lehane's contemporary classic<i>Mystic River,</i>Danya Kukafkas debut novel is an intricate, seductive murder mystery, in which a single awful crime exposes conflicts and traumas in an entire community<i>Girl in Snow</i>is not just an impressive debut but one of the best literary mysteries to come along in some time.<br /> <b><i>Bookpage</i></b><br /> <br /> "This brooding and intense thriller will plunge readers into a dark world they may not want to enterbut they may be unable to tear themselves freeThis unlikely trio of narrators gives readers a different look into the idyllic, small-town life, and how not everything is as it appears on the surface."<br /> <b><i>Booklist</i></b><br /> <br /> "Hard to believe this whodunit is from a fist-time author. Think Gillan Flynn of 2017."<br /> <b>Yahoo! Style</b><br /> <br /> A cool literary mystery to get you through the season's heat."<br /> <b>Elle.com</b><br /> <br /> "Danya Kukafka makes a compelling case for the next Girl on the Train with a fast-paced thriller about a young girl whose body is found on a school playground in the dead of winter, leaving an obsessive loner, a jealous classmate, and a police officer as the prime suspects."<br /> <b>InStyle.com, 5 Page-Turning Books You Should Read in August</b><br /> <br /> "If you loved Paula Hawkins'<i>The Girl on the Train,</i>then you shouldnt miss this thriller."<br /> <b>SouthernLiving.com</b><br /> <br /> "A dark and lyrical literary thriller."<br /> <b>Largehearted Boy</b><br /> <br /> "Another summer, another great girl murder book. Girl in Snow, by Danya Kukafka, starts with a dead high school student and keeps you glued to your seat right up until the finish."<br /> <b>Campus Circle </b><br /> <br /> "A must-read debut thriller...GIRL IN SNOW is an unforgettable first novel you wont want to miss!"<br /> <b>BookPeople's Blog</b>
zlib_text: DIRTY GIRL
  GOING ALL THE WAY, 2
  
  JENIKA SNOW
  
  DIRTY GIRL (GOING ALL THE WAY, 2)
  By Jenika Snow
  www.JenikaSnow.com
  Jenika_Snow@Yahoo.com
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  CONTENTS
  Synopsis
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter