The Thrashers

by Julie Soto

First published 2025

Jodi Dillon has belonged to Zack Thrasher's exclusive circle since childhood. Emily Mills desperately wanted in but never made the cut, constantly hovering around the group's edges. When Emily takes her own life on prom night, whispers spread that the elite clique drove her to suicide. Strange messages start arriving for the five friends. Bizarre incidents pile up around them. Emily seems to be reaching from beyond the grave. Then Emily's diary surfaces, putting the group squarely in the crosshairs of a police investigation. Jodi faces an impossible choice between loyalty to her friends and her own survival. The price of belonging to the elite may be higher than anyone imagined.

Genres: mystery, contemporary, thriller, young-adult

Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator

347 pages · Kindle Edition · Harper Fire

Content warnings: mental-illness, suicide

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