{"product_id":"nice-girls-a-novel-isbn-9780063027565","title":"Nice Girls: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Darkly delicious . . . \u003cem\u003eNice Girls\u003c\/em\u003e is about the girlhood we never really leave behind, and what happens when we dare to confront our past demons. A pulsating mystery with a narrator you won't soon forget.” — Laura Dave, #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Bestselling Author of \u003cem\u003eThe Last Thing He Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"If you’re a total true crime addict, Catherine Dang’s debut novel will have you hooked \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e fast.\" — \u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e•\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCosmopolitan \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e•\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Los Angeles Times \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e•\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Harper's Bazaar \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Post \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e• \u003cstrong\u003eE! 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She was the resident whiz kid of Liberty Lake, Minnesota—the quiet, chubby teen with the scholarship to an Ivy League school. But three years later, “Ivy League Mary” is back—a thinner, cynical, restless failure who was kicked out of Cor­nell at the beginning of her senior year and won’t tell anyone why. Taking a job at the local grocery store, Mary tries to make sense of her life’s sharp downward spiral.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen beautiful, magnetic Olivia Willand goes missing. A rising social media star, Olivia is admired by everyone in Liberty Lake—except Mary. Once Olivia’s best friend, Mary knows better than anyone that behind the Instagram persona hides a willful, manipulative girl with sharp edges. As the town obsesses over perfect, lovely Olivia, Mary wonders if her disappearance might be tied to another missing person: nineteen-year-old DeMaria Jackson, whose case has been widely dismissed as a runaway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho is the real Olivia Willand, and where did she go? What happened to DeMaria? As Mary pries at the cracks in the careful facades surrounding the two missing girls, old wounds will bleed fresh and force her to confront a horrible truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaybe there are no nice girls, after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Complex characters, questionable choices, and conflicted feelings about who we are and the people we leave behind combine in a compelling thriller that will have you flipping pages to discover how it all fits together.”— Darby Kane, #1 internationally bestselling author of \u003cem\u003ePretty Little Wife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“\u003cem\u003eNice Girls \u003c\/em\u003efinds itself among the most haunting of mysteries, those that resonate with our current affairs, like Alyssa Cole’s \u003cem\u003eWhen No One Is Watching\u003c\/em\u003e and Rumaan Alam’s \u003cem\u003eLeave the World Behind. \u003c\/em\u003ePerfect for the millennial armchair detective, \u003cem\u003eNice Girls \u003c\/em\u003ewill satisfy your true crime addiction and intensify your desire for justice.”— Paperback Paris\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"If you’re a total true crime addict, Catherine Dang’s debut novel will have you hooked \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e fast. It follows a nice girl turned cynical failure who mysteriously got kicked out of college her senior year. When she meddles in the cases of two missing girls, she ends up facing a devastating truth.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan, 15 Compelling Fall 2021 Books to Add to Your Reading List\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jessica Knoll’s \u003cem\u003eLuckiest Girl Alive\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eCruel Summer\u003c\/em\u003e in this engaging thriller. . . . A page-turning, multifaceted mystery with emotional depth and a thrilling conclusion.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A refreshingly original and intriguingly written mystery with a flawed, yet relatable protagonist at its heart. \u003cem\u003eNice Girls \u003c\/em\u003edrew me in and I found it hard to put down as the tension rose to its I-didn’t-see-that-coming end. A highly recommended and brilliant read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaren Hamilton, international bestselling author of The Last Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Complex characters, questionable choices, and conflicted feelings about who we are and the people we leave behind combine in a compelling thriller that will have you flipping pages to discover how it all fits together.”  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDarby Kane, #1 internationally bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Catherine Dang is an asset to the woman’s suspense genre. She layers the story so it builds and slowly lets the reader in . . . It was hard to put down and easy to imagine myself in the dark and gritty setting, with two specific parts of town. \u003cem\u003eNice Girls\u003c\/em\u003e talks about anxiety, depression, and the importance of mental health. It points out racism in the police force and the media, and inequality in the way crimes are investigated. It brought up many important points while also being an exciting and mysterious read. I recommend this debut to lovers of \u003cem\u003eAll The Missing Girls \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLuckiest Girl Alive.\u003c\/em\u003e” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Suspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"True crime fans, this one is for you.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePopsugar, Books You'll Want to Read ASAP\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engaging, edgy, and packed with suspense, Dang’s debut is sure to appeal to any fans of true crime.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot, 8 Stunning Debut Novels to Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"True crime addicts and armchair detectives will gobble up this razor-sharp debut in one sitting. Full of twists and turns, small town drama, edge-of-your-seat suspense and insightful social commentary, it just might be \u003cem\u003ethe\u003c\/em\u003e book of the season.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eZoella.co.uk\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mary isn't always a sympathetic narrator . . . adding to the edginess as readers are gripped by the story's provocative twists and turns. . . . Compelling.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Missing girls, overlooked girls, smart girls, ambitious girls emerge in Catherine Dang's scintillating debut novel . . . Expertly character-driven, \u003cem\u003eNice Girls\u003c\/em\u003e shows Dang is a talent to watch.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A gripping tale of small-town drama, clandestine trysts, and secrets gone too far.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMpls St Paul Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Catherine Dang's darkly delicious debut, \u003cem\u003eNice Girls,\u003c\/em\u003e is about the girlhood we never really leave behind, and what happens when we dare to confront our past demons. A pulsating mystery with a narrator you won't soon forget.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Dave, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Last Thing He Told Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dang has created a thriller that is gripping both in the sense of its genre but also due to its cultural relevance . . . Both woke and riveting, \u003cem\u003eNice Girls \u003c\/em\u003efinds itself among the most haunting of mysteries, those that resonate with our current affairs, like Alyssa Cole’s \u003cem\u003eWhen No One Is Watching\u003c\/em\u003e and Rumaan Alam’s \u003cem\u003eLeave the World Behind. \u003c\/em\u003ePerfect for the millennial armchair detective, \u003cem\u003eNice Girls \u003c\/em\u003ewill satisfy your true crime addiction and intensify your desire for justice.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaperback Paris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The suspense builds as the uncomfortable secrets of the well-drawn and varied characters gradually emerge. Dang provides a full complement of thrills and suspense while addressing status inequities based on looks, race, and wealth. 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