First published 2026
Ten years have passed since Madeline, Celeste, Jane, Renata, and Bonnie navigated the treacherous waters of elementary school politics. Their children are now teenagers, trading birthday party snubs for the higher stakes world of drugs, sex, and alcohol. When the high school principal opens a package containing a severed human finger, panic spreads through the parent community. But the five women have deeper worries. Celeste watches her mother-in-law Mary Louise behave strangely, wondering if age or something darker drives her actions. Madeline confronts what may be her greatest life challenge yet. Jane stands at a crossroads that could destroy her marriage. Bonnie discovers that yoga cannot solve everything. Only Renata thrives, savoring her revenge. A mysterious man begins asking questions around the school, forcing the group to confront how their past secrets might endanger their children. The consequences of their big little lies now threaten more than social embarrassment.
Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, family-drama
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Period: 10 Years Later
464 pages · Hardcover · Crown
Content warnings: anxiety, depression, mental-illness