by Katie Bernet
First published 2026
Beth March lies dead in the woods on New Year's Day. Her three surviving sisters make a pact to find whoever murdered her. Jo commands a massive social media following as she chases her writing dreams. Amy needs money from their aunt to study art in Europe. Meg protects her boyfriend above all else. The sisters start their investigation looking outward at obvious suspects. Their neighbor wants two of them. Meg's best friend manipulates everyone around her. Amy's art mentor flirts with his students. Beth's first love still carries a torch. But as they dig deeper, the sisters uncover darker truths about their own family. Their father recently published a bestseller about his daughters that thrust them into unwanted fame. Each sister had her own reasons to want Beth gone. The investigation fractures their bond as suspicion grows between them. Beth's voice emerges through flashbacks, revealing the events that led to her death. The March family faces destruction as the search for truth forces them to confront what they're willing to sacrifice for their dreams.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary, thriller, family-drama
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: New Year's Day, Woods
Period: 19th-century, 20th-century
390 pages · Paperback · Scholastic
Content warnings: death, murder, violence