The Good Girls
by Claire Eliza Bartlett

One of Us Is Lying meets Sadie in this twisty, feminist thriller for the Me Too era.

The troublemaker. The overachiever. The cheer captain. The dead girl. Like every high school in America, Jefferson-Lorne High contains all of the above.

After the shocking murder of senior Emma Baines, three of her classmates are at the top of the suspect list: Claude, the notorious partier; Avery, the head cheerleader; and Gwen, the would-be valedictorian.

But appearances are never what they seem. And the truth behind what really happened to Emma may just be lying in plain sight. As long buried secrets come to light, the clock is ticking to find Emma's killer—before another good girl goes down.

Claire Eliza Barlett

Claire Eliza Bartlett is the author of speculative fiction for children, young adults and adults. Her work is feminist in focus and interested in exploring what women do when faced with impossible choices. She began a career in history and archaeology, but realized she liked learning things better than knowing them, so now she takes inspiration from various historical events and weave them into my work. Shes lives in Denmark with one husband, one child and one cat.

  • "This clever thriller lures you in, then hits you where it hurts—with shocking power.”

    — Dylan Farrow, #MeToo activist and author of Hush

  • "The young women’s rage and regret are palpable. Revenge served cold."

    — Kirkus Reviews

  • "An interrogation of the ways in which society labels girls to make it easier to overlook, brush off, or directly deny evidence of sexual abuse and trauma."

    — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

  • "Fans of Courtney Summers' Sadie will appreciate this socially conscious, character-driven thriller."

    — Booklist

  • "Brimming with suspense, along with a compelling cast of suspects, Bartlett’s latest offers up a gripping, page-turning mystery about small town secrets and the reasons girls keep them."

    — Stephanie Kuehn, Morris Award-winning author of Charm & Strange 

  • "Beautiful and powerful, The Good Girls is a revelation. I couldn't stop until the breathless end, and it's been haunting me in the days since I finished. Full of dark secrets and twists you won't see coming, this one will keep you in its grip long after the last page."

    — Sarah Lyu, author of The Best Lies 

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