by Andrea Bartz
First published 2020
Katie Bradley needs a fresh start after her research project crashed in the Midwest. She returns to New York hoping to join The Herd, an exclusive women's coworking space where ambitious professionals compete for membership. Katie has an advantage through her sister Hana, who works in PR for the company and remains close friends with Eleanor Walsh, The Herd's magnetic founder. Hana works overtime preparing for Eleanor's major announcement, one that will reshape the entire organization. The night arrives for the splashy press conference. Eleanor steps into the spotlight, then vanishes completely. Members and staff scramble to explain her sudden disappearance. Police arrive and suggest Eleanor met with violence. Suspicion falls on everyone who knew her. Katie finds herself caught between loyalty to her sister and the growing evidence that someone at The Herd wanted Eleanor gone.
Genres: suspense, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: New York
Period: 21st-century
336 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine Books