Bøger af Jessica Knoll

Don't miss this "breakneck thriller" examining "our culture's obsession with serial killers and true crime" (Harper's Bazaar) following two women on the pursuit of justice against all odds. "A fascinating look at true crime and tabloid culture that's as thoughtful as it is gripping" (People). A New York Times Notable Book of 2023 New York Times Editors' Choice Instant New York Times Bestseller A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, The Washington Post, Harper's Bazaar, Kirkus Reviews, CrimeReads, Booklist, and more! An Edgar Award Finalist for Best Novel Masterfully blending elements of psychological suspense and true crime, Jessica Knoll--author of the bestselling novel Luckiest Girl Alive and the writer behind the Netflix adaption starring Mila Kunis--delivers a new and exhilarating thriller in Bright Young Women. The book opens on a Saturday night in 1978, hours before a soon-to-be-infamous murderer descends upon a Florida sorority house with deadly results. The lives of those who survive, including sorority president and key witness, Pamela Schumacher, are forever changed. Across the country, Tina Cannon is convinced her missing friend was targeted by the man papers refer to as the All-American Sex Killer--and that he's struck again. Determined to find justice, the two join forces as their search for answers leads to a final, shocking confrontation. Blisteringly paced, Bright Young Women is "Jessica Knoll at her best--an unflinching and evocative novel about the tabloid fascination with evil and the dynamic and brilliant women who have the real stories to tell" (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me); and "a compelling, almost hypnotic read and I loved it with a passion" (Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of None of This Is True).

"January 15, 1978, is a night of promise, excitement, and desire. A serial killer's murderous spree in the Pacific Northwest couldn't be further from the minds of the vibrant young women at the top sorority on Florida State University's campus in Tallahassee. That night, Pamela Schumacher, president of the sorority, makes the unpopular decision to stay home. Startled awake at 3 a.m. by a strange sound, she makes the fateful decision to investigate. What she finds outside her bedroom door is a scene of implausible violence -- two of her sisters dead; two others, maimed. On the other side of the country, in Seattle, Tina Cannon has found peace after years of hardship. A chance encounter brings twenty-five-year-old Ruth Wachowsky into her life and they forge an instant connection. But then Ruth goes missing from Lake Sammamish State Park in broad daylight, the same day as another young woman, surrounded by thousands of beachgoers. Both vanish without a trace. Tina is convinced Ruth was a target of the man the papers refer to as the All-American Sex Killer. When she learns of the massacre in Tallahassee, Tina is convinced it's him again. She rushes to Florida, on a collision course with Pamela -- and one last impending tragedy."--

MÁS DE 1.000.000 EJEMPLARES VENDIDOS EN TODO EL MUNDO.AHORA UNA PELÍCULA DE NETFLIX PROTAGONIZADA POR MILA KUNIS.Los fans de Perdida o de La chica del tren encontrarán aquí una novela perfecta y completamente adictiva.Como estudiante en la prestigiosa escuela Bradley, Ani FaNelli no pasó la mejor de las adolescencias. Ahora, con un trabajo glamuroso, un armario caro y un apuesto novio, está tan cerca de vivir la vida perfecta y frívola por la que ha estado trabajando tan duro.Pero Ani tiene un secreto. Hay algo en su pasado que todavía la persigue: algo privado, oculto, secreto y doloroso que amenaza con destruirlo todo.Con una voz y un estilo tan singular como lleno de giros dramáticos, La chica que lo tenía todo explora la presión insoportable bajo la que viven muchas mujeres, aquellas que se ven obligadas a tenerlo todo y, lo que es peor, a tenerlo todo bajo control.

Cuando cinco mujeres hiper-exitosas, bellas y tremendamente competitivas acuerdan participar en un reality show ambientado en la ciudad de Nueva York llamado "Dig Diggers", los ejecutivos de la cadena esperan que el programa esté repleto de pequeños agravios, viciosos ataques, chismorreos... minucias. Lo que no pueden imaginar es que la segunda temporada del reality acabará en asesinato. Cada una de las cinco mujeres está ocultando algo oscuro a los espectadores, a los productores y entre ellas mismas. Y ante un cadáver nada desean más que mantener ocultos esos secretos.La hermana favorita ofrece una mirada ardiente a las presiones a las que se enfrentan las mujeres en la actualidad, incluida una mordaz crítica a los amigables y venerables lazos de hermandad femenina y a la implacable presión social y capitalista por mantenerse siempre joven, relevante, en definitiva, vendible.Jessica Knoll ha sido editora en Cosmopolitan y articulista para la revista Self. Creció en Filadelfia y se graduó en la Shipley School de Pensilvania. Vive en Nueva York con su marido. La chica que lo tenía todo es su novela debut, que la ha encumbrado como una de las autoras revelación norteamericanas con más proyección internacional.

* * * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * * * ';EngrossingDeliciously savage and wildly entertaining.'People Magazine (Book of the Week) NO ONE EVER SUSPECTS THE GOOD ONE.Brett and Kelly have always toed the line between supportive sisters and bitter rivals. Growing up, Brett was the problem child, in the shadow of the brilliant and beautiful Kelly. In adulthood, all that has changed. Kelly is a struggling single mother and Brett has skyrocketed to such meteoric success, which has been chronicled on a reality TV show called Goal Diggers. When Kelly manipulates herself onto the show and into Brett's world, Brett is right to be threatened. Kelly, and only Kelly, knows her younger sister's appalling secret, and it could ruin her. Still, when the truth comes out in the explosive final weekend of filming, neither of them ever expected that the season would end in murder

Ani FaNelli har utrætteligt iscenesat sig selv, siden hun var 14 år. Nu er hun 28. Hun er blevet en smuk kvinde, hun skriver klummer til det fashionable New York Women’s Magazine, hun bor på den rigtige adresse i Manhattan, og snart skal hun giftes med en rig arving og kan så træde direkte ind i det toneangivende overklassemiljø i New York. Hun er besat af tøj og af mærkevarer, og hun sulter sig for at kunne passe brudekjolen i den eftertragtede size zero. Hun har manipuleret med alt og alle - ikke mindst med sig selv - for at blive præcis den person, hun tror, hun skal være. Det er ikke nogen rar person. Men Ani har en hemmelighed. Som 14-årig hed hun Tif Ani og kæmpede for at blive accepteret på den fine kostskole, som hendes irsk-italienske forstadsforældre anbragte hende på. Her overlevede hun en tragedie, der var så smertefuld og så ydmygende, at hun for enhver pris må undgå, at den trænger sig på og forstyrrer hendes pæne overflade. Men scener fra dengang dukker op i flashbacks, som hun ikke kan afværge, og snart må hun tage en meget stor beslutning.