Megan Abbott

The Fever (2014)

Another novel inspired by the strange case of the high school girls in Leroy, New York, who experienced a strange series of neurological symptoms that terrified parents and sent public health officials into a tizzy. "The Fever" focuses on Deenie, a teenager who has several close friends; one of t...

Bury Me Deep (2009)

I liked this book, but not as much as the other Megan Abbott books I’ve read (there wasn’t enough gangster moll action for me). It’s based on a true story, which I didn’t really know about until half way through (I often like to go into books quite blind, so I don’t get distracted from the story ...

Die a Little (2005)

It's 1950s Los Angeles with housewives who make jello with fruit in copper molds and housewives who pop pills. There are Hollywood starlets and Hollywood fixers. There's a schoolteacher, a cop, and women with secrets. The women with secrets in Die a Little are Lora and Alice. Alice comes into...

Queenpin (2007)