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Bright Young Women

Written by: Jessica Knoll
Narrated by: Chris Henry Coffey, Corey Brill, Imani Jade Powers, Sutton Foster
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Bright Young Women is an unflinching thriller based on Ted Bundy's heinous crimes, as two women search for justice in the wake of his brutal murders. From Jessica Knoll, author of the New York Times bestseller and #1 Netflix movie Luckiest Girl Alive.

'A compelling, almost hypnotic read' - Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of None of This is True

Tallahassee, 1978. Sorority president Pamela Schumacher wakes to a shocking scene of implausible violence and death, and is drawn into a mystifying crime that grips the nation for decades . . .

In Seattle, Tina Cannon connects her best friend's disappearance to the Tallahassee tragedy, and is convinced that a single man is responsible.

Determined to find justice, the two join forces as their search for answers leads to a final, shocking confrontation . . .

'Knoll deconstructs the myth of a criminal mastermind, revealing the women he seeks to destroy as the truly brilliant ones' – Flynn Berry, author of Northern Spy

'A sharp examination of our culture's obsession with serial killers and true crime' – Harper's Bazaar, Best Books of the Year

'Knoll sets about dismantling every last Bundy myth with a controlled but palpable rage' – Catherine Ryan Howard, author of Run Time

©2023 Jessica Knoll (P)2023 Simon and Schuster Audio Crime Thrillers Genre Fiction Historical Mystery Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Women Sleuths Women's Fiction

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Bright Young Women is a fearless and intoxicating ride into the aftershocks of a series of brutal murders. Knoll explores in vivid, pointillist prose the effects on the ‘bright young women’ of the title, both the victims snuffed out in their glorious prime, and those left behind in their wake. It's a compelling, almost hypnotic read and I loved it with a passion. (Lisa Jewell, Bestselling author of None of This is True)
Knoll sets about dismantling every last Bundy myth with a controlled but palpable rage. I already loved how she writes, but this book is extraordinary. Genuinely can't rememebr the last time a novel moved me so much. Don't miss it. (Catherine Ryan-Howard, author of Run Time)
Bright Young Women is Jessica Knoll at her best: an unflinching and evocative novel about the tabloid fascination with evil and the dynamic and brilliant women who have the real story to tell. (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me)
Blistering and powerful, Bright Young Women is an almost unbearably vivid story of sisterhood and survival. With razor-sharp skill, Jessica Knoll deconstructs the myth of a criminal mastermind, revealing the women he seeks to destroy as the truly brilliant ones. (Flynn Berry, New York Times bestselling author of Northern Spy and Under the Harrow)
[A] huge summer read . . . one of those great stories that you can't put down! (Reese Witherspoon, InStyle on Luckiest Girl Alive)
Knife-sharp and enthralling (Megan Abbott, author of The Turnout on The Favourite Sister)

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Absolutely Brilliant

Do yourself a favour and give this book a chance.

Jessica Knoll is a writer I need to look out for more. The voice actors are at the top of their game. Kudos to the entire team.

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Such an important story to be told!

We need more people in this world willing to talk about the victims of a crime and not about how prolific the criminal was. The defendant deserved hell, and the woman he killed deserved to live. Having said that, there were portions of the book which were really dragged and slow-paced, making it really difficult to continue with the book.

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A retelling of the Ted Bundy murders but from the women’s POV

This was an interesting listen for sure, unique perspective of using the victims’ narrative without ever taking Bundy by name throughout the book. Part historical fiction part imagination. but the author spread herself too thin with too many details and side plots that the punchiness of the novel dwindled as the book progressed. narration is good.

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