Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

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Bright Young Women is an unflinching thriller based on Ted Bundy's heinous crimes, as two women search for justice in the wake of his brutal murders. From Jessica Knoll, author of the New York Times bestseller and #1 Netflix movie Luckiest Girl Alive.

Tallahassee, 1978. Sorority president Pamela Schumacher wakes to a shocking scene of implausible violence and death, and is drawn into a mystifying crime that grips the nation for decades . . .

In Seattle, Tina Cannon connects her best friend's disappearance to the Tallahassee tragedy, and is convinced that a single man is responsible.

Determined to find justice, the two join forces as their search for answers leads to a final, shocking confrontation . . .

Bright Young Women is a fearless and intoxicating ride into the aftershocks of a series of brutal murders. Knoll explores in vivid, pointillist prose the effects on the ‘bright young women’ of the title . . . It's a compelling, almost hypnotic read and I loved it with a passion. - Lisa Jewell, Bestselling author of None of This is True

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 story to tell. - Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me

Blistering and powerful, Bright Young Women is an almost unbearably vivid story of sisterhood and survival. With razor-sharp skill, Jessica Knoll deconstructs the myth of a criminal mastermind, revealing the women he seeks to destroy as the truly brilliant ones. - Flynn Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Northern Spy and Under the Harrow

Knoll sets about dismantling every last Bundy myth with a controlled but palpable rage. I already loved how she writes, but this book is extraordinary. Genuinely can't rememebr the last time a novel moved me so much. Don't miss it. - Catherine Ryan-Howard, author of Run Time

Disturbing but thought-provoking in its exploration of society’s obsession with serial killers, it puts a contemporary spin on the page-turning genre. - The Independent

A sharp examination of our culture's obsession with serial killers and true crime. - Harper's Bazaar, Best Books of the Year