The Wrong Girl

Other Awards

“Set at an exclusive New Zealand boarding school, THE WRONG GIRL by Yvonne Eve Walus takes readers deep into a world where nothing is as it seems, and everyone has something to hide. Walus’s fascinating setting, twisty plot, and complicated characters make this book a must-read.” ~ Karen Dionne, author of the number one bestseller “The March King’s Daughter”

“Yvonne Walus’s latest thriller is a clever, fast-paced story about identity, temptation, and deceit. The Wrong Girl has everything: a great plot, a colourful cast of characters, an intriguing setting. A real page-turner.” ~ Rose Carlyle, author of international bestseller “The girl in the mirror”

“Intricately plotted and well-written, THE WRONG GIRL is a fascinating take on a world where appearances can be deceiving, everyone is up to something, and only Constable Zero Zimmerman, in the middle of a messy mix of her own personal problems, can sort out what’s true.” ~ Ellen Baker, author of “The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson”

A 15-year-old girl is hiding from her biological father in an exclusive boarding school for difficult girls in New Zealand. She and her mother changed their names and hair, but they live with their getaway bags packed. When another girl at the school is found in a coma, the question has to be asked; did the father poison the wrong girl by mistake?

What if someone has gender dysphoria but doesn’t want to be defined as a T in LGBTQ? In a world split into those who cling to the belief that there are only two genders and those who insist you speak your truth and live by it, some people just want to be left alone to get on with the business of being themselves: female body, Y chromosome and an aversion to fitting into well-defined boxes.

ero Zimmerman is a female police officer assigned to the case because “it’s not a real murder,” and even the police can be chauvinistic at times. She’s a human lie detector, which helps her at work, but not in her private life. Her older sister is in jail, and Zero’s parents secretly blame the wrong daughter.