by Nancy Bush
First published 2025
Mackenzie Laughlin takes a case that drags her back to River Glen High and the exclusive clique known as The Sorority. These popular girls once joked about pledging to kill Ethan Stanhope, but their laughter died when Ethan and his sister crashed on graduation night. Mac remembers those girls well. As a cop's daughter, she watched them from the outside, knowing she would never belong to their inner circle. Now one Sorority member has vanished, and Mac must find her. Strange accidents plague the remaining sisters, each incident more suspicious than the last. Mac discovers that The Sorority's bonds run deeper than high school friendship. Their pledge to protect each other carries a deadly price, and they will eliminate anyone who threatens to expose what really happened that graduation night. The investigation forces Mac to confront how far people will go to bury their past and whether loyalty can justify murder.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, contemporary
Vibes: dark, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: River Glen High
Period: graduation night
464 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Zebra
Content warnings: death, murder, violence