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G.K. Woolf

G.K. Woolf grew up on the coast of New South Wales, where she began writing stories as a child, often hiding them away as though they were never meant to be found. Her fascination with thrillers took hold early, shaping her instinct for stories that linger, where tension simmers and secrets refuse to stay buried.

Now based in New York City, she writes psychologically driven fiction centred on flawed characters, fractured families and the darker edges of ordinary lives.

Her chilling novel, Still Here, returns to 2003, when ten-year-old Hattie Monetti vanished from a quiet New South Wales town, a case that left a community haunted and a family shattered. A decade later, new evidence resurfaces, forcing the past back into the light and unravelling long-buried secrets. Told through the eyes of the sister left behind and a police officer with everything to lose, Still Here is a haunting psychological suspense novel that explores grief, memory and the truth a small town will do anything to keep hidden.

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Still Here

One Missing. One Remains.

**2026 Readers' Choice Book Awards GOLD Winner**

For readers who love cold cases, buried secrets, unreliable memory and small-town mysteries where everyone knows more than they admit.

In 2003, ten-year-old Hattie Monetti vanished on her walk home from school in the quiet New South Wales town of Hartford. She was never seen again.

Despite an extensive investigation, the case went cold, leaving a town haunted by unanswered questions and a family shattered by loss.

Ten years later, new evidence emerges that may link Hattie’s disappearance to two other missing children from a neighbouring town.

As police reopen the investigation, long-buried secrets begin to surface, and suspicion falls on those closest to home.

For Hattie’s older sister Anna, the nightmare never ended. While the town tried to move on, she was left to live in the shadow of the day her sister disappeared.

Now the past is returning, and someone in Hartford knows the truth about what happened to Hattie Monetti.

Told from the perspective of the sister who was left behind, and a police officer with everything to lose, this haunting psychological suspense novel explores grief, memory and the secrets a small town will do anything to keep hidden.

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'It's been a long time since I gave a book 5 stars!! The storyline and characters were fantastic! I kept thinking I had it figured out and then a new twist would hit! I highly recommend reading this book!!

Excited to see what other books this author comes out with and really hope there is a 2nd book because that ending....mindblown and I need more!!'

Jessica - Booksprout Review

'I was lucky to get a ARC of this book and wow!! 1st book by this author and it was amazing! So many twists and turns that it keeps you guessing till the end! I highly recommend reading it when it releases next week!!'

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'Still Here is an eery mystery that will unnerve you! It was hard to put down! Anna and Jacob were real and flawed. I loved when they would interact! The writing was excellent and the story was so well-paced that it felt like I raced through it. Reveals were frequent and very unexpected. It was one of the most enjoyable thrillers I’ve read!'

G.K. Woolf

G.K. Woolf

Still Here

One Missing. One Remains.

Jessica - Booksprout Review

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