Sadie: A Novel

Courtney Summers

Sep 2018 · Sold by Wednesday Books

About this ebook

Available now: I'M THE GIRL, the new "brutally captivating" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) queer thriller from Courtney Summers, based loosely on The Epstein case and "not for the faint of heart" (The New York Times)

"Sadie: a novel for readers of any age, and a character as indelible as a scar. Flat-out dazzling." —A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

A New York Times bestseller!
An Edgar Award Winner!

Appearing on over 30 Best Book of 2018 lists including The Boston Globe, Bustle, Buzzfeed, Globe and Mail, Good Morning America, NPR, Publishers Weekly, and more!
A YALSA Top 10 Quick Pick

4 Starred Reviews from Kirkus, School Library Journal, Booklist, Publishers Weekly!

"Sadie: a novel for readers of any age, and a character as indelible as a scar. Flat-out dazzling." —A. J. Finn, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window

"Sadie is an electrifying, high-stakes road trip. Clear your schedule. You're not going anywhere until you've reached the end." —Stephanie Perkins, New York Times bestselling author of There's Someone Inside Your House and Anna and the French Kiss

"A haunting, gut-wrenching, and relentlessly compelling read." —Veronica Roth, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Carve the Mark and the Divergent series

A missing girl on a journey of revenge. A Serial—like podcast following the clues she's left behind. And an ending you won't be able to stop talking about.

“Today, WNRK is launching the first episode of our new serialized podcast, The Girls, created and hosted by West McCray.”

When popular radio personality West McCray receives a desperate phone call from a stranger imploring him to find nineteen-year-old runaway Sadie Hunter, he’s not convinced there’s a story there; girls go missing all the time. But when it’s revealed that Sadie fled home after the brutal murder of her little sister, Mattie, West travels to the small town of Cold Creek, Colorado, to uncover what happened.

Sadie has no idea that her journey to avenge her sister will soon become the subject of a blockbuster podcast. Armed with a switchblade, Sadie follows meager clues hoping they’ll lead to the man who took Mattie’s life, because she’s determined to make him pay with his own. But as West traces her path to the darkest, most dangerous corners of big cities and small towns, a deeply unsettling mystery begins to unfold—one that’s bigger than them both. Can he find Sadie before it’s too late?

Alternating between Sadie’s unflinching voice as she hunts the killer and the podcast transcripts tracking the clues she’s left behind, Sadie is a breathless thriller about the lengths we go to protect the ones we love and the high price we pay when we can’t. It will haunt you long after you reach the final page.

Ratings and reviews

I cannot believe the ending. I hated it. I would rather it have been that she fought valiantly and died a hero than to not know. Otherwise, I loved it.

Holy Moly! I was sucked into this book. I couldn’t put it down. . I won this book as a goodreads giveaway. I was so excited to start this book. This is the first book by Courtney Summers I have read and I was amazed. I now wanna check out her other books. This book broke my heart. I have a sister and I can only imagine what Sadie felt the day they found Mattie. Sadie raised that girl like her own and just like a mothers love she took matter into her own hands.No one was gonna help her. They way they were raised and how she stood out differently thank other people. She went on the journey that put life back into her. She wanted revenge and she was gonna get it. She not only hoped she could kill a man but she knew she would to. She would do anything for her sister. My heart broke for the girls they were never gonna get to be. Her sister is never gonna get to grow up and realize what her sister did for her. Never get to experience life, love and her own family. And when that was taken from Mattie. It took Sadie that same day. She already grew up faster than she had to and when the one thing keeping her together gets taken from her. She does the only thing she can do...... go after the murderer herself. This book was and is fantastically written and I cannot wait to read more from Courtney Summers!

listen to the audio book if possible because it is truly both an amazingly chilling performance and much more immersive that way. I loved this book, it was a heartbreaking story and very real. tw: rape, substance abuse, pedophilia, violence, death

About the author

Courtney Summers is the bestselling and critically acclaimed author of several novels for young adults, including Cracked Up to Be, All the Rage, Sadie, and I'm the Girl. Her work has been released to multiple starred reviews, received numerous awards and honors--including the Edgar Award, John Spray Mystery Award, Cybils Award and Odyssey Award--and has been recognized by many library, 'Best Of' and Readers' Choice lists. She lives and writes in Canada. Learn more at courtneysummers.ca.