Jessica Knoll is the New York Times bestselling author of The Favorite Sister and Luckiest Girl Alive--now a major motion picture from Netflix starring Mila Kunis. She has been a senior editor at Cosmopolitan and the articles editor at Self. She grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia and graduated from the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their bulldog, Franklin.

"Bright Young Women doesn't put its focus on the murderer. It's more interested in his victims-and the survivors who are on a mission to catch him before he kills again." -TIME Magazine, "Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2023" "After her success with books such as "Luckiest Girl Alive" (now a movie starring Mila Kunis) and "The Favorite Sister," Jessica Knoll turns to history in her latest novel, specifically Ted Bundy. "Bright Young Women" opens with a powerful - and gory - scene evoking Bundy's killing spree at a sorority house in the late 70s, which left two young women dead, and another two maimed. Rather than sensationalize violence against women, however, Knoll's provocative novel focuses on the stories of those affected by the killer's rampages." -The Washington Post, The 12 Best Thrillers of 2023 "On one level, Bright Young Women is a breakneck thriller based on Ted Bundy's heinous crimes. It ties together the stories of two women with connections to the murders and their search for justice. On another, it functions as a sharp examination of our culture's obsession with serial killers and true crime." -Harper's Bazaar, The 45 Best New Books of 2023 You Won't Put Down "[P]art historical fiction - an old story told from a refreshingly new perspective - and part mystery. There are multiple voices and multiple time periods, but it all gets woven together with a great payoff at the end. Read it for the great characters, lots of plot and enough unanswered questions that you'll have trouble putting it down." -Elissa Nadworny, NPR "Books We Love"

Publisher: S&s/ Marysue Rucci Books

Pub date: 2024-08-06

Length: 400 pages