"Fanaticism, loyalty, and wellness culture are blended into something vicious. Here, Muenter offers a truly compelling story that straddles the line between literary fiction and crime novel."--Booklist

"A smart, fast-paced examination of wellness culture, disordered eating, addiction in all its forms, and family secrets. I loved this novel." --Liz Moore, author of The God of the Woods

"With her newest, the bold and delicious Little One, Olivia Muenter both rewrites the victim narrative of the cult member and takes on our cultural obsession with true crime. Catharine is a brilliant, diamond-strong protagonist, but where will her confessions lead? A swift, smart, tantalizing novel. Olivia Muenter nails it." --Amity Gaige, author of Heartwood

"Chilling, atmospheric, and impossible to put down, Olivia Muenter's sophomore novel is a powerful exploration of identity, belonging, and the inescapable grip of the past. With lush prose and richly wrought characters, Little One kept me riveted right up to its jaw-dropping ending."--Andrea Bartz, author of We Were Never Here

"Little One is lush, unsettling, and utterly magnetic. Olivia Muenter strips the shine from the utopian promises of both cult and wellness to reveal their shared shadow--the way the hunger for transformation can slide into dangerous control, and the desire to belong can become a blinding trap. Written with heat, beauty, and unflinching precision, this is the kind of novel that keeps you turning pages long after dark. A knockout."--Chelsea Bieker, bestselling author of Madwoman

"Olivia Muenter's stand-out Little One is a taut and unflinching examination of being the obligatory good girl, and what happens when hunger threatens the control we hold so tightly....A dark, deeply engaging and emotionally charged ride from start to finish."--Ashley Audrain, author of The Push

"Hypnotic, transporting and deliciously unsettling, Little One buried under my skin from the first page. The story of control, betrayal and the fragility of memory is taut and tense, with each thrilling twist both entirely unpredictable and inevitable at the same time. Muenter's characterization is as sensitively layered as ever, and the setting is so richly-drawn that I could feel the dirt of the farm underneath my own fingertips. Creeping and addictive, this isn't a book you'll forget anytime soon."--Ella Berman, author of The Comeback

"Little One is a suspenseful, smart novel written with heaps of heart and intelligence--as well as beautiful, evocative prose. It asks smart questions about family, guilt, and coercion, through the prism of a wellness-oriented cult in Florida. I devoured it."--Clémence Michallon, author of The Quiet Tenant and Our Last Resort

"Olivia Muenter's Little One is a brilliant, fresh take on the cult thriller that links the 'swallow-your-medicine' groupthink of cults to the ways women have been conditioned to think about their bodies and desires: always in terms of restraint and control, with an eye toward pleasing others. Not only is Muenter's protagonist Catharine smart and layered--both a victim and not--but her story is so propulsive I could've sworn the pages turned themselves. This is a stay-up-all-night, suffer-a-book-hangover-the-next-day banger, with one of the most satisfying endings I've ever read: I cackled and then cheered."

"Chills and entertains... Muenter's expertly moody, creepy-crawly narrative is precisely paced.. .[M]ight just keep the reader up all night, as the novel accelerates toward a satisfyingly surprising conclusion."--Shelf Awareness