The Deadly Book Club - by Lyn Liao Butler (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

A virtual book club listens in horror when the screen freezes and one of their members is murdered in this twisty and delicious thriller from the author of Someone Else's Life, perfect for fans of First Lie Wins and The Writing Retreat.

Five of the most prominent book influencers in the US make up an exclusive virtual book club that's the envy of the online book world. Once a month, they get on a video call to sip cocktails, chat about social media campaigns and book events, and discuss their monthly book club pick.

Until one meeting, when all of their screens freeze, and they listen to gut wrenching screams as one of them is brutally attacked. It feels like an eternity before the video call drops--and thus begins the frantic texts and phone calls as they try to figure out who was murdered and why.

As the investigation unearths secrets each of them needs to keep buried, the jealousies, hidden resentments, and trouble in their personal lives begin to surface. The remaining four women are suspicious of each other, pointing fingers to take the heat off their own indiscretions. But if they want to figure out who killed their friend, they need to band together and put past hurts behind them. Or one of them will be next.

Review Quotes

Praise for The Deadly Book Club
"A thrilling murder mystery . . . Propulsive."
--Bookreporter

"A riveting thriller of a murder mystery that will keep the reader's full and compulsive page turning attention from cover to cover."
--Midwest Book Review

"Lyn Liao Butler is an author who knows how to spin a gripping suspenseful tale."
--Wonder Women Sixty

"Lyn Liao Butler does it again with this book lovers' modern murder mystery. With a circle of friends leading aspirational, social media-worthy lives that aren't always what they seem, resentments and secrets come to the surface in the search for who killed one of their own. Filled with twists and dark deeds, The Deadly Book Club is a scrumptious thrill."
--Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Between

"In a world where appearances are everything, the women behind the most desirable virtual book club have it all... until one of their own is murdered. Full of twists and gasp-aloud surprises, The Deadly Book Club is a delicious whodunit where any of the frenemies could be the killer. Lyn Liao Butler keeps the pace cracking in this tense thriller, and the scandalous secrets and shocking betrayals will keep you glued right until the last page.″
--Kathleen Barber, author of Follow Me and Truth Be Told

"There are complicated and back-stabby relationships aplenty in The Deadly Book Club, making Lyn Liao Butler's latest twisty thriller an absolutely wild ride. Clear your schedule before you crack this one open. Not only will it keep you guessing, but you'll be switching allegiances from chapter to chapter as you try to figure out whodunnit, and why."
--Hannah Mary McKinnon, internationally bestselling author of The Revenge List

About the Author

Lyn Liao Butler is a Taiwanese American author. Her thriller Someone Else's Life was an instant Amazon bestseller and her second book Red Thread of Fate was a finalist in the WFWA Star Awards for 2023. She and her family, including two rescue dogs and a myriad of foster animals, divide their time between New York and Kauai.