Detective Chelsey Calhoun has spent two decades haunted by her teenage sister’s disappearance, dedicating her career to finding missing girls. Then a breakthrough: teenager Ellie Black — missing for two years — is found alive in the Washington woods. But Ellie’s return doesn’t deliver closure. She refuses to answer where she’s been and won’t say who she’s protecting. As Chelsey tries to piece together what happened, she uncovers a network of long‑buried secrets, a pattern of abductions, and a truth far more disturbing than anyone expected. The novel explores themes of trauma, survival, the ways violence against women is hidden behind silence—and the cost of seeking justice.

Trigger warnings

↳ This story contains content that might be troubling for some readers, including, but not limited to depictions of:

• Kidnapping & Abduction of a Teenager
  
  

• Sexual Assault, Sexual Violence, and Rape
  
  

• Physical Violence, Torture, and Psychological Torture
  
  

• Trauma & Survivor’s Guilt
  
  

• Unresolved Disappearance of Family Member
  
  

• Systemic Misogyny and Exploitation
  
  

• Gore 

Set in a quiet Detroit‑suburb in the 1970s, the five sisters of the Lisbon family — Cecilia, Lux, Bonnie, Mary and Therese — live under the strict rule of their parents and the inscrutable gaze of neighborhood boys. After a failed suicide attempt by the youngest sister, the house becomes increasingly isolated, the girls retreat further from their lives outside. As the boys hyper‑observe their lives from across the street, the sisters’ mysterious behavior grows darker. Eventually a shocking pact is carried out, leaving the community and the boys haunted by what they will never fully understand. The novel explores themes of adolescence, alienation, memory, and how we attempt to understand others — and often fail.

Trigger warnings

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• Suicide & Self-Harm
  
  

• Mental Illness (Depression) & Isolation
  
  

• Sexual Content (Especially Under‑Age Sexuality & Objectification of Minors)
  
  

• Emotional Distress, Family Dysfunction, and Emotional Neglect

Sarah Lai once had everything: a promising career in filmmaking, a seat at the table behind the camera. But a long‑buried, harrowing incident derailed her ambitions and left her working as a lecturer at a small college, far from the glamour she once sought. Then a journalist reaches out about her past with the celebrated producer Hugo North—forcing Sarah to revisit the film industry’s dark secrets, her own decisions, and the question: Who was complicit? Ambition. Silence. Power. The costs of staying quiet.

Trigger warnings

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• Sexual Content, Sexual Assault, and Harassment
  
  

• Workplace Abuse & Exploitation
  
  

• Power Imbalance, Misogyny, and Patriarchal Culture
  
  

• Drug Use
  
  

• Racial & Ethnic Identity Issues

Listen For The Lie follows the story of Lucy Chase as she's left her small Texas hometown for good after her best friend, Savvy, was found brutally murdered. Lucy, found covered in blood, can’t remember what happened. Five years later, when a hit true‑crime podcast reopens the case, Lucy is forced back home to face a community that believes she is the killer, her fractured memories, and the lies that bind everyone together. As she helps dig into the past, she uncovers just how much of the story — and herself — has been hidden or distorted.

Trigger warnings

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• Infidelity
  
  

• Physical Assault & Spousal Abuse
  
  

• Trauma & Amnesia
  
  

• Gaslighting & Manipulation

• Small‑town Prejudice
  
  

• Intrusive Murderous Thoughts 

We Were Liars follows the story of Cadence Sinclair Eastman, a member of a wealthy, privileged family that spends its summers on a private island. After a mysterious accident one summer leaves her with memory gaps, Cadence struggles to piece together the truth about what really happened with her cousins and close friends—known as “the Liars.” The novel explores themes of love, privilege, family secrets, and the cost of lies.

Trigger warnings

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• Death & Grief
  
  

• Memory Loss & Head Injury
  
  

• Family Dysfunction & Toxic Relationships
  
  

• Substance Use [Alcohol and Prescription Drugs]
  
  

• Racism & Classism
  
  

• Emotional Manipulation

One of Us Is Lying is a series that begins with five students walk into detention, but only four walk out alive. The investigation into what happened unravels secrets, lies, and hidden motives among the students at Bayview High. Each installment continues exploring new mysteries, scandals, and high-stakes secrets tied to the same community, with characters old and new navigating trust, betrayal, and survival.

In this bundle you'll be able to download the duology of Good Girl's Guide to Murder series, which is a total of 2 books out of a 3 book series.

↳ In chronological order:

• One of Us Is Lying

• One of Us Is Next

• One of Us Is Back [Not Included]

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• Murder & Violence
  
  

• Bullying & Cyberbullying
  
  

• Blackmail & Manipulation
  
  

• Death
  
  

• Suicide References
  
  

• Homophobia, Sexism, and Slurs
  
  

• Substance Use [Alcohol & Drugs]
  
  

• Trauma & Grief

In A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, the story follows Pippa Fitz-Amobi, a smart and determined high school student, decides to investigate a closed murder case for her senior project. The deeper she digs, the more secrets about her town and its people she uncovers—many of which someone would kill to keep hidden. Across the series, Pip finds herself pulled into increasingly dangerous mysteries that test her courage, her morality, and her safety.

In this bundle you'll be able to download the whole Good Girl's Guide to Murder series, which is a total of 4 books.

↳ In chronological order:

• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

• Kill Joy - Prequel [Best to read after Book 1 for context]

• Good Girl, Bad Blood

• As Good As Dead

Trigger warnings

↳ This story contains content that might be troubling for some readers, including, but not limited to depictions of:

• Murder, Violence, and Death
  
  

• Kidnapping & Abduction
  
  

• Sexual Assault [Mentions of]
  
  

• Suicide References
  
  

• Drug & Alcohol Use
  
  

• Stalking & Psychological Manipulation

In The Secret History, the story follows Richard Papen, a student from a modest background who enrolls at an elite liberal arts college in Vermont. He becomes part of a small, tight-knit group of Classics students under a charismatic professor. As Richard grows closer to them, he becomes drawn into their strange, intellectual, and increasingly morally fraught world. The story traces the build-up to a friend’s death, and then follows the aftermath: how the group handles guilt, secrets, and the ripple effects of their actions.

Trigger warnings

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• Violence & Murder
  
  

• Death & Grief
  
  

• Alcoholic and Drug Use & Addiction
  
  

• Emotional Abuse & Manipulation
  
  

• Sexual Content [And possible Twincest]
  
  

• Homophobia, Racism, and Various Bigotry
  
  

• Mental Health Issues [And Suicidal Thoughts/Behaviors]

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson is a witty, self-aware murder mystery that follows Ernest Cunningham, a true crime aficionado who finds himself at a family reunion in a remote mountain resort. The catch? Every member of his family has, at some point, killed someone. When a fresh murder occurs during the gathering, Ernest must use his deductive skills to uncover the truth—navigating through layers of family secrets, lies, and dark humor.

Trigger warnings

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• Death, Violence, and Murder
  
  

• Discussions of Past Trauma

• Suicide (Mentioned)
  
  

• Imprisonment & Criminal Activity
  
  

• Familial Dysfunction
  
  

• Gaslighting/Manipulation

The Berry Pickers is about a Mi’kmaq family from Nova Scotia arrives in Maine to pick blueberries for the summer. Weeks later, four-year-old Ruthie, the family’s youngest child, vanishes. The missing Mi’kmaq girl sparks a tragic mystery that haunts the survivors, unravels a community, and remains unsolved for nearly fifty years.

Trigger warnings

↳ This story contains content that might be troubling for some readers, including, but not limited to depictions of:

• Child Abduction / Missing Child

• Family Separation

• Grief & Loss

• Racial Discrimination / Systemic Injustice

• Alcoholism & Substance Abuse

• Mental Health Struggles

• Domestic Violence (Implied)