NOW SHE’S DEAD

NOW SHE’S DEAD is a dual-timeline YA thriller about a guilt-ridden college freshman named Mandy who reluctantly returns to the lakeside resort where she killed her best friend the year before and where someone now knows what she did. Coming summer 2025 from Sourcebooks Fire.

If you like the things below, NOW SHE’S DEAD is for you!

• unreliable narrators

• anxious MCs who just can’t catch a break

• mountain lake resort settings

• “do I want to be her, kiss her, or kill her” vibes

• a dash of body horror

• cute lifeguards

• complicated sibling dynamics

• twisty mysteries

What happens when a vacation ends with one girl dead and one left barely holding it together? Mandy and Sara’s friendship by their final summer is balanced on a knife’s edge, with each of them unwilling to retreat to safety. In the present, Mandy has to deal with the consequences of what she did, while also stopping the truth from coming out.

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