by K.D. Aldyn
First published 2026
Helen Wyatt lies dead, brutally murdered. Her four best friends sit in the courtroom, waiting for justice. When Helen's attacker walks free, acquitted of all charges, the women gather for what should be a simple girls' night. Instead, they each devise elaborate plans to kill the man who destroyed their friend. It's just talk, a way to process their grief and rage. Then someone turns their fantasies into reality. A murder occurs that matches one of their imagined killings perfectly. Another follows. The four friends become prime suspects as their private revenge scenarios play out in blood. Someone knows their secrets and is using them as a blueprint for murder. The women must discover who is framing them before they all face prison. But as suspicion grows between them, they confront a darker possibility. One of them might actually be the killer.
Genres: suspense, mystery, crime, thriller
Vibes: dark, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: friends-to-enemies, unreliable-narrator
368 pages · Paperback · Poisoned Pen Press
Content warnings: murder, violence