That Kind of Girl, Natalie C. Anderson
That Kind of Girl, Natalie C. Anderson
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That Kind of Girl

Author: Natalie C. Anderson

Narrator: Amanda Stribling, Amy McFadden

Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/24/2025


Synopsis

In this gripping YA thriller perfect for fans of Jessica Goodman and Amber Smith, two girls from opposite worlds play a dangerous game of cat and mouse when a rich classmate is murdered and they become prime suspects. The race is on to find out which one is a killer.

Sixteen-year-old amateur sleuth Roxie is shrewd, nimble, cunning, and only a little bit damaged. She also has a real knack for finding things, making her the perfect go-to detective for her rich classmates at St. Margaret when they’re looking to retrieve the things they’ve “lost"— no questions asked. So when queen bee Kirsten Montgomery-Wiggins pays Roxie a hefty sum to track down a mysterious blonde who “stole” her phone, Roxie accepts. Although Kirsten and Roxie have bad blood between them, Roxie could really use the cash. But that same night, Roxie finds Kirsten murdered in her mansion, and police zero in on her as a prime suspect.

On the outskirts of town in a trailer park, Inez, a part-time maid and part-time sex-worker, keeps finding blood everywhere. Crusted in her earring, threaded into her shoelace. She should really toss her shoes so there’s nothing to tie her to the body. How could the night have gone so wrong? She really thought she was working her way to a better life, but now she could be headed to jail if the wrong someone puts two and two together.

Roxie doesn’t know who she’s looking for and Inez doesn’t know who she’s hiding from. But all roads seem to lead to Montgomery House, as Roxie works to clear her own name and Inez attempts to stay one step ahead of the law and the men who hurt her.

About The Author

Natalie C. Anderson is an American writer and international development professional living in Geneva, Switzerland. She has spent the last decade working with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and the United Nations on refugee relief and development, mainly in Africa. She was selected as the 2014-2015 Associates of the Boston Public Library Children's Writer-in-Residence, where she wrote her debut novel, City of Saints & Thieves.


Reviews

Goodreads review by BONNIE on March 16, 2025

Listed as a YA thriller, this book, it's characters and premise feel rather adult. Sixteen-year-old amateur sleuth Roxie is our FMC and she is the go-to detective for her classmates, she has a total knack for finding missing things and solving small mysteries. When the schools queen bee, Kirsten need......more

Goodreads review by Korie on February 16, 2025

TW: Rape & Substance Abuse I really liked this book! It was a mystery to solve, a justice severed, a come full circle moment for the characters. A moment stuck in time between the “law doesn’t apply to me” rich people, and the people just trying to get by living their life peacefully. Roxie finds th......more

Goodreads review by Wonkyjaw on June 16, 2025

Roxie Hunt is good at finding things. So good that her classmates often hire her to find things for them: like that picture they need taken off the internet or a missing puppy. Inez is good at cleaning things and is doing whatever she can to pay the rent. That Kind of Girl follows Roxie and Inez thr......more

Goodreads review by emmareadsya on August 05, 2025

Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC! This was... fine? I didn't dislike it, but I didn't love it either. Fun, very fast paced and I found Anderson's voice compelling. I found the choice to make one character 21 and one 16 strange - it felt like it was straddling a line between YA and adult, and not well.......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on July 14, 2025

This YA amateur detective murder mystery just didn’t work for me. While it gave off strong Veronica Mars vibes and had a decent narrator, it felt predictable and I wasn’t invested at all.......more


Quotes

Praise for That Kind of Girl:

“Two young women’s lives collide after a gruesome murder…Told through alternating perspectives, this fast-paced mystery builds a trail of clues, culminating in a jaw-dropping conclusion…An engaging and suspenseful read.”—Kirkus Reviews