Bright Young Women A Novel by Jessica Knoll (Author)

Two women from opposite sides of the country are brought together by violent acts of the same man, & become allies & sisters in arms as they pursue the justice that would otherwise elude them in one of the most acclaimed, highly anticipated thrillers of the year.
Masterfully blending elements of psychological suspense & true crime, Jessica Knoll—author of the bestselling novel Luckiest Girl Alive & the writer behind the Netflix adaption starring Mila Kunis—delivers a new & 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 & 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 — & 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 & evocative novel about the tabloid fascination with evil & the dynamic & brilliant women who have the real stories to tell” (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me); & “a compelling, almost hypnotic read & I loved it with a passion” (Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True).

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Jessica Knoll is the New York Times bestselling author of The Favorite Sister & Luckiest Girl Alive—now a major motion picture from Netflix starring Mila Kunis. She has been a senior editor at Cosmopolitan & the articles editor at Self. She grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia & graduated from the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, & from Hobart & William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York