Don’t miss this “breakneck thriller” examining “our culture’s obsession with serial killers and true crime” (
Harper’s Bazaar
) following two women on the pursuit of justice against all odds. “A fascinating look at true crime and tabloid culture that's as thoughtful as it is gripping” (
People
).
A
New York Times
Notable Book of 2023
Editors’ Choice
Instant
Bestseller
Goodreads
Choice Award Finalist
Named a Best Book of the Year by
NPR,
The Washington Post
,
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, and more!
An Edgar Award Finalist for Best Novel
Masterfully blending elements of psychological suspense and true crime, Jessica Knoll—author of the bestselling novel
Luckiest Girl Alive
and the writer behind the Netflix adaption starring Mila Kunis—delivers a new and exhilarating thriller in
Bright Young Women.
The book opens on a Saturday night in 1978, hours before a soon-to-be-infamous murderer descends upon a Florida sorority house with deadly results. The lives of those who survive, including sorority president and key witness, Pamela Schumacher, are forever changed. Across the country, Tina Cannon is convinced her missing friend was targeted by the man papers refer to as the All-American Sex Killer—and that he’s struck again. Determined to find justice, the two join forces as their search for answers leads to a final, shocking confrontation.
Blisteringly paced,
Bright Young Women
is “Jessica Knoll at her best—an unflinching and evocative novel about the tabloid fascination with evil and the dynamic and brilliant women who have the real stories to tell” (Laura Dave,
bestselling author of
The Last Thing He Told Me
); and “a compelling, almost hypnotic read and I loved it with a passion” (Lisa Jewell,
None of This Is True