The Perfectionists

Don’t miss the Freeform TV series, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists!

From Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Pretty Little Liars series, comes a series that’s perfect for fans of One of Us Is Lying and We Were Liars, now in paperback.

Ava, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Julie, and Parker are all driven to be perfect—no matter the cost.

At first the girls think they have nothing in common, until they discover that they all hate the same person: handsome womanizer Nolan Hotchkiss, who's done things to hurt each of them.

They come up with the perfect plan to murder Nolan—jokingly, of course. They'd never actually go through with it. But when Nolan turns up dead in the exact way they'd discussed, the girls suddenly become prime suspects in his murder.

Only, they didn't do it.

So who did? Unless they find the real killer, and soon, any one of them may be the next to die….

• Secrets and Lies: Everyone in Beacon Heights has something to hide, but for Ava, Caitlin, Mackenzie, Julie, and Parker, their secrets could be deadly.
• A Perfect Plan: They only joked about how to get revenge on their tormentor, Nolan Hotchkiss. They never thought someone was listening.
• Five Prime Suspects: When Nolan is found dead exactly as they described, the five girls who hated him most are the only ones who know they’re innocent. Or are they?
• A Race Against Time: They must find the real killer before the police close in—or the murderer decides to silence them for good.

Five perfect girls. One perfect murder.

In Beacon Heights, Washington, five high school seniors know that you don't have to be good to be perfect.

Mackenzie, Ava, Caitlin, Julie, and Parker are all driven to be perfect—no matter the cost. At first these five girls think they have nothing in common, until they discover they all hate the same person: rich, entitled Nolan, who's done terrible things to each of them. They come up with the perfect plan to murder Nolan—a hypothetical murder, of course. It's all wishful thinking . . . until they wake up one morning to find that their wish came true. Nolan was killed, in exactly the way they planned. The thing is, they didn't do it. So who did?

Suddenly the girls are the prime suspects in the murder. And they need to find the real killer before their perfect lives are ended—for good.

Praise for PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: “An intriguing tale full of provocative exploits and adventure…It will not disappoint the fans.” - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

“Shepard writes a suspenseful page–turner that will have teens thirsting for more.” - School Library Journal

“Expect this teenage soap opera to fly off the shelves.” - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

Praise for THE LYING GAME: “The Lying Game is a stay–up–past–your–bedtime type of thriller…full of amazingly believable plot twists and turns.” - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

“A fun and fast–moving mystery…[readers] will race through the pages as Emma pieces together clues.” - Publishers Weekly

“A thrilling mystery with just the right doses of romance and danger.” - School Library Journal

“Thoroughly unputdownable. Fans of the author’s Pretty Little Liars series and the Lying Game series won’t be disappointed.” - Booklist

“Suspenseful and juicy.” - Kirkus Reviews

A “scintillating series kickoff. Shepard expertly crafts characters that are morally complicated, yet sympathetic.” - Publishers Weekly

“This novel contains an in–depth, multifaceted plot….Well written and interesting.” - Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)

“Fans of Pretty Little Liars will line up for this new-but-familiar guilty pleasure.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books