Kill Creatures

Four best friends ventured into the canyons near their small town and only one came back—until now. From the New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls comes a dark thriller about friendship, jealousy, desire, and revenge, with a twist ending that needs to be talked about.

“Half a dream and half a nightmare . . . an ode to the knife-sharp edges of teenage friendship.” —Ava Reid, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Study in Drowning

Last summer, Luce, Edie, Jane, and Nan took a boat out for one final swim in the river. It was a perfect summer night.

But the only one who returned that night was Nan. Edie, Jane, and Luce disappeared, and Nan’s story has always been the same: She has no idea what happened. The girls went ahead, and it was as though they vanished into thin air.

Now, one year later, all of Saltcedar has gathered at the river for a memorial. Nan even recreated the outfit she wore that fateful day last summer. And when Luce climbs out of the water, no one is more surprised than Nan.

Because Nan killed her. Right before she killed Edie and Jane.