The Third Girl by S.C Shannon


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The Third Girl by S.C ShannonThe Third Girl by S.C. Shannon
Published by: Joffe Books
Publication date: 3rd June 2025
Genres: Psychological Thriller
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Twenty-five years ago, I escaped. One of us didn’t. The third girl has been lying ever since.

Three best friends — Penelope, Emily and me. We were at high school in Tranquility Ridge — it’s not the kind of place you expect to find evil, a postcard town — all pine-lined streets, quaint diners, and old storefronts with creaky screen doors.

The day before my seventeenth birthday, Emily invited us to a party. That’s when we were snatched.

They shackled me to an old, rusty metal frame bed, wrists raw, ankles bruised. The music was always playing — too loud, too cruel. It wasn’t there to comfort. It was there to break me. I never knew who took me. I didn’t look. I never looked. They trained me not to.

Ever since, I've been haunted by the memories of the night I escaped, leaving Penelope behind. Her last scream still echoes in my nightmares.

For twenty-five years, I’ve been trying to move on. Now, a man turns up. He leaves a note from Emily on my doorstep.

Penelope’s still alive — find her!



About S.C. Shannon

S.C. Shannon grew up in Southern California with a love of reading, travel, and now — wine. With a bachelor’s in criminal justice and a master’s in forensic psychology, Shannon uses her expertise and technical knowledge to breathe life into her thrillers. Her debut novel, What Lurks in the Shadows, won a BookFest Award in horror and was a semi-finalist for Kindle’s Best of Indie in 2022. Currently, Shannon still resides in the Los Angeles area with her boyfriend and their puppy and is working on her next novel.