A Girl Like Us - by Anna Sophia McLoughlin (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

"A glittering mix of Knives Out, Girl Interrupted, and reality TV in the early aughts...Delicious!" -Sara Shepard, #1 bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars

"One part inheritance game, one part whodunnit, and every page an absolute banger." -- Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author

A reality TV star marries into one of the world's most renowned families, only to find herself on lockdown with them in their ancestral mansion following the murder of their most prominent member...Succession meets The Guest List in this crackling locked-room thriller full of inconceivable wealth, unchecked power, and the secrets poised to bring a family down.

Maya Miller is no stranger to the spotlight.

As a former reality star and 2004's current it-girl she finds herself the center of attention more often than not. And with her recent marriage to the most eligible bachelor in the world, Colin Sterling, of the famous Sterling family that has lands and titles to rival a British Royal, Maya once again finds herself under scrutiny. She couldn't care less what the public thinks, but when Colin's cousin Arianna, someone she never met and heiress to the family fortune, is found dead and Maya is named as her successor, she has no choice but to once again take center stage.

Especially when she becomes the prime suspect in Arianna's murder.

Rushed into lockdown with the rest of the Sterling family at Silver House, the family's ancestral estate in the English countryside, Maya now has no choice but to discover and expose the truth about the Sterling family to protect her own name. But Maya has secrets of her own, and she knows that in order to survive the Sterlings, she'll have to beat them at their own game.

Review Quotes

"A Girl Like Us is a captivating, suspenseful tale of marriage, murder, and madness. Anna Sophia McLoughlin crafts a layered, atmospheric look at celebrity, wealth, and vulnerability?and what happens when those closest to us take advantage of it. I didn't want it to end, but I desperately needed to keep reading!" -- Clémence Michallon, internationally bestselling author of The Quiet Tenant

"A delicious thriller about family secrets, old money, and the ruthless wild west of early '00s reality stardom, A Girl Like Us is a crackling, perfectly-paced delight. Anna Sophia McLoughlin masterfully unspools a nail-biting plot against a backdrop of old money, new fame, and the juicy secrets that undergird both." -- Jessie Gaynor, author of The Glow

"A deliciously-addictive page turner full of billionaires behaving badly, tantalizing secrets, and jaw-dropping reveals. Juicy as hell." -- Nadine Jolie Courtney, author of All-American Muslim Girl

"A glittering mix of Knives Out, Girl, Interrupted, and reality TV in the early aughts, A Girl Like Us is filled with secrets, intrigue, backstabbing characters, and a scrappy heroine you can't help but root for. Delicious!" -- Sara Shepard, #1 bestselling author

"A real page-turner...In this dysfunctional-family saga, McLoughlin explores complex familial dynamics and the impact of trauma through a twisty plot reminiscent of Jennifer Lynn Barnes' YA thriller The Inheritance Games." -- Booklist

"Anna Sophia McLoughlin's A Girl Like Us is the best kind of read, full of beautiful, terrible rich people, criminals and con artists and celebrities, and featuring a heroine we can all get behind. Sharp, clever, juicy and incredibly fun, this book is one part inheritance game, one part whodunnit, and every page an absolute banger. If you're looking for a great read, here it is." -- Sarah MacLean, New York Times bestselling author

"Fellow Elder Millennials prepare to binge A Girl Like Us in all its Succession meets 2008 glory. From reality star to billionaire wife, Maya is dropped into her own inheritance games, and readers will devour the dark secrets and twisted lies that are as big as the bank account at stake." -- Vanessa Lillie, USA Today bestselling author of Blood Sisters

"Smart, sly, and perfectly suited for the cultural moment. Readers will devour this thriller based around the secrets high-profile people keep...for some, to protect their wealth. For others, to survive." -- Megan Shepherd, New York Times bestselling author of Malice House

"This one goes out to the gold diggers! Dripping with snark, jewels, and unrepentant party girls, A Girl Like Us is the perfect mashup of The Inheritance Games and Succession, with a dash of Stone Cold Fox. Pitting a scrappy TV star against her old-money in-laws, this fast-paced, sexy, serpentine mystery charts the ways money makes the world go round, pulling off the triumphant achievement of both critiquing and reveling in the pleasures of the one-percent, equal parts take-down and gossipy drama all the way until its jaw-dropping ending. Fans of rich people behaving badly will gobble this up." -- Ashley Winstead, bestselling author of Midnight is the Darkest Hour

"Readers will have fun...With its fast-paced intriguing prose, this story filled with complicated family dynamics à la Saltburn or Succession, coupled with the isolation of a Ruth Ware novel or Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, will appeal to mystery/thriller lovers." -- Library Journal