Bright Little Girls - by Lorna Hollifield

About the Book

Struggling writer and wannabe dancer Eliane Pangolin isn't like anyone her mysterious follower has ever met. She's fighting obsessive-compulsive disorder and coping with her connection to a brutal crime.

Book Synopsis

"Evocative and suspenseful, Bright Little Girls will keep you turning the pages and guessing until the very end." -Patti Callahan Henry, NYT Bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea

The dead don't always stay silent.

Sticks and stones may break your bones... and in Eliane Pangolin's world, so can words. The ones she wrote that were never meant to be read leave someone dead, and the one's stolen from her by her hate-to-love-him best friend put her own future in jeopardy. Adding in mysterious letters Eliane is sending against a restraining order, every character's life as they know it is on the line. The person telling the story, an apparent stalker in the shadows, watches it all unfold as the alluring Eliane's carefully constructed world crumbles into obsessive rituals and paralyzing anxiety she is finally forced to face in all the places it scares her most.

Just as Eliane believes her nightmare is over, she learns a ruthless killer knows who she is and that he's been watching her for years. When he follows her from North Carolina to Texas as she embarks on a whim to flee everything that haunts her, his claims of a twisted connection to her threaten everything she thought she knew about herself. Eliane must confront the toxic relationships and devastating choices that brought her to this moment, once and for all.

Bright Little Girls is a haunting exploration of friendship, obsession, and the price of artistic ambition-a psychological thriller that asks whether we can ever truly escape the consequences of our cruelest moments-especially while everyone is always watching.

Review Quotes

"Evocative and suspenseful, Bright Little Girls will keep you turning the pages and guessing until the very end." -Patti Callahan Henry, NYT Bestselling author of The Secret Book of Flora Lea

"This tale of murder, obsession, and self-discovery is sure to keep fans of Southern suspense turning the pages in search of answers about Eliane-and her mysterious stalker." -Stephanie Alexander, award-winning author of The Tipsy Collins Series and Mean Low Water

"A wonderfully suspenseful novel with quirky characters and gasp-out-loud plot twists, Bright Little Girls is a binge-worthy read that grips the reader from the very beginning and commands attention until the very end." -Sarah Rose, journalist for Charleston Post and Courier

"A clever, suspenseful work..." -Kirkus Reviews

"A raw, emotionally charged, and stunning novel that will have readers sitting on the edge of their seats." -Readers' Favorite