Difficult Girls
- Vanessa Bettencourt
- Jul 12
- 1 min read

Book Info:
Genre: Young Adult Thriller
Publishing Date: July 8, 2025

Synopsis:
A teen girl’s attempt at social reinvention takes a deadly turn when a co-worker
disappears—and she learns she may have been the last person to see the missing girl—in After the incident last year, Greta Riley Green is looking for reinvention—a fresh start—and a job So when fate pulls Greta into Mercy Goodwin’s orbit, it feels like things are looking up. Beautiful sign that Greta’s truly fitting in.
Only, when the time comes, Mercy is a no-show—as she is everyday after that—and Greta knows something’s wrong. She can’t help thinking back to the night of the party. Did Mercy seem upset? Terrified, even? Could she be in trouble? It wouldn’t be the first time a talented e more she uncovers Hyper Kid’s secrets, the more her own threaten to surface. This job was meant to be a reboot, a summer without trouble. But trouble, it seems, finds Greta, and her past—and the bloody past of Hyper Kid—is about to catch up with her.
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About the Author:
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