
Titles in This Set
Luckiest Girl Alive
The Favourite Sister
Bright Young Women
Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781529090444 (Luckiest Girl Alive), 9781509839971 (The Favourite Sister), 9781509840014 (Bright Young Women)
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Book Count: 3
Overview
This Jessica Knoll three-book paperback collection gathers three razor-sharp psychological thrillers from the New York Times bestselling author of Luckiest Girl Alive, adapted into a Netflix film starring Mila Kunis. Each novel dissects ambition, image, and the private cost of public success, from a woman outrunning a violent past to a reality-TV star's fatal rivalry to a Ted Bundy-era crime that echoes for decades. Sharp, propulsive, and unflinching, this set is built for readers who love page-turning suspense with real emotional and social substance behind every twist and reveal.
About the Books
Jessica Knoll built her reputation with Luckiest Girl Alive, the story of Ani FaNelli, a woman with a glossy Manhattan life and enviable magazine job who is forced to confront a violent incident from her teenage years at a prestigious prep school when a documentary filmmaker comes calling. The novel became a global sensation and was adapted into a Netflix film starring Mila Kunis, cementing Knoll as a major voice in psychological suspense fiction. The Favourite Sister turns the lens on reality television, following sisters Brett and Kelly Courtney, cast members on a hit New York docu-series whose competition for fame, money, and airtime spirals into betrayal and murder. Knoll uses the show's manufactured drama to expose real ambition, envy, and the performance of friendship under bright studio lights. Bright Young Women, Knoll's most personal thriller yet, is inspired by the real Chi Omega sorority murders and centers on Pamela Schumacher, a sorority president who survives a horrific attack and spends decades pushing back against a media narrative that glorifies the killer over his victims. Across all three books, Knoll interrogates how women are watched, judged, and mythologized, whether by a courtroom, a camera crew, or a true-crime obsessed public, making this collection a cohesive, character-driven meditation on ambition, image, and survival.
Key Benefits
Book-by-Book Guide
Luckiest Girl Alive — A magazine writer confronts a violent secret from her past when a true-crime documentary comes calling.
The Favourite Sister — Two sisters competing on a hit reality show let ambition curdle into rivalry, with fatal consequences.
Bright Young Women — A sorority president who survived a real-life campus attack fights to reclaim the narrative from decades of true-crime mythmaking.
About the Author
Jessica Knoll is an American novelist and former magazine editor whose debut, Luckiest Girl Alive, became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted into a Netflix film starring Mila Kunis. She previously worked as a senior editor at Cosmopolitan and as articles editor at SELF. Knoll followed her debut with The Favourite Sister and the acclaimed Bright Young Women, both praised for sharp social commentary and propulsive, page-turning plotting. Known for blending suspense with pointed critiques of ambition and media, Knoll has built a devoted readership among fans of smart, character-driven thrillers.
Why You'll Love This Collection
Three addictive, whip-smart thrillers in one matching paperback set, ideal for a summer reading stack, a book club pick, or a thoughtful gift for the suspense lover in your life. Knoll's razor-sharp voice and unforgettable heroines make this collection impossible to put down from the first page.
Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.
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