Sadie shielded Mattie from the worst of Claire’s behavior. One boyfriend was Keith, who sexually abused Sadie. Sadie kept Mattie safe and happy, as Claire continued to use drugs and had many live-in boyfriends. Sadie loved Mattie completely and became her primary caregiver. Sadie developed a stutter at age two, which made her a target for bullies. Her mother Claire Southern was a young heroin addict who neglected Sadie. Sadie grew up in the poverty-stricken town of Cold Creek, Colorado and shares heart-wrenching memories of her life. West is brought into the search for Sadie by May Beth Foster, Sadie’s surrogate grandmother. The novel alternates between chapters of Sadie’s first-person description of her pursuit of Keith, her mother’s former boyfriend, and chapters detailing the transcript of a podcast entitled The Girls, hosted by West McCray. Sadie follows the journey of 19-year-old protagonist Sadie Hunter as she searches for her younger sister Mattie’s killer.
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