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Gone for Good by Sarah Crossan

Gone for Good

The Addictive Missing Girl Thriller Where Everyone Has Something to Hide

Sarah Crossan

Simon & Schuster UK · Print & ebook · February 26, 2026

Girl in Pieces meets One of Us is Lying, told in Sarah Crossan’s inimitable and award-winning verse.

YA MysteriesThrillers & SuspenseNovels in Verse for Teens
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Who it’s for
Readers seeking a propulsive missing-girl thriller
Themes
Institutional control, Secrets and lies, Missing person
Pacing
Fast

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About this book

Girl in Pieces meets One of Us is Lying, told in Sarah Crossan’s inimitable and award-winning verse. Connie Ryder is taken from her home in the dead of night and sent to Silver Lake Academy – a remote, high-security facility for ‘troubled’ teens. At Silver Lake, the vulnerable and the violent are locked in together under a brutal regime that aims to improve their behaviour.

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But when Connie learns she’s been given the bed of a missing girl named Belle, she is drawn deep into a chilling web of secrets and lies… A sensational, immersive and hugely propulsive ‘missing girl’ thriller, set against the backdrop of America’s controversial Troubled Teen industry.

Who it’s for

  • Readers seeking a propulsive missing-girl thriller
  • Readers interested in verse-told thrillers

Where it sits

Novels in Verse for Teens59%
YA Mysteries43%
Thrillers & Suspense26%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Mysteries
  • Novels in Verse for Teens
  • YA Poetry
  • Social Themes for Teens
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  • Mental Illness for Teens
  • Abuse & Trauma for Teens
  • Thrillers & Suspense
Authors
Sarah Crossan
Publisher
Simon & Schuster UK
Published
February 26, 2026
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Institutional control · Secrets and lies · Missing person
Reading lane
YA Mysteries