If you're a fan of HBO's Big Little Lies series, you've probably already read Liane Moriarty's book that inspired the show. But now that season 2 has ended, you might be looking for more sordid tales of surburbia. Here are some books to check out.
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Nine perfect strangers
by Liane Moriarty Gathering at a remote health resort for a 10-day fitness program, nine strangers and their enigmatic host become subjects of interest to a brokenhearted novelist who develops uncomfortable doubts about the resort's real agenda. |
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The widow
by Fiona Barton After Jean's husband dies, the community wants to know the real truth about the crime he was suspected of—but Jean has secrets of her own. |
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The perfect neighbors
by Sarah Pekkanen A stay-at-home mom-turned-working woman, her self-improvement-oriented neighbor and the wife of a congressional candidate struggle with old skeletons when a family with an explosive secret moves into their proud community. |
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The hopefuls
by Jennifer Close Beth follows her new husband, Matt, and his political dreams to D.C., a city of idealism, gossip and complicated friendships among young Washington's aspiring elite. |
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We were liars
by E. Lockhart A modern, sophisticated suspense tale by the National Book Award finalist author of The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks follows the revolutionary activities of four friends who turn against each other in the wake of trauma, differing political views and a devastating secret. |
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You will know me : a novel
by Megan E. Abbott When a violent death rocks her close-knit gymnastics community weeks before an important competition, the mother of an Olympics hopeful works frantically to hold her family together in spite of being irresistibly drawn to the crime. |
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The last Mrs. Parrish : a novel
by Liv Constantine A coolly manipulative woman worms her way into the lives of a wealthy golden couple from Connecticut as part of her plot to achieve a privileged life, unveiling dark secrets along the way. |
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A simple favor
by Darcey Bell A single mother's life is turned upside down when her best friend vanishes, an inexplicable event that prompts her to reach out to her blog readers and the missing woman's handsome husband before nightmarish realities come to light. |
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Luckiest girl alive
by Jessica Knoll Grooming herself for an ideal life involving a successful career and a happy marriage, a rising young journalist confronts a violent episode from her past that threatens to unravel everything she has worked to achieve. |
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The party : a novel
by Robyn Harding A small party celebrating Hannah Sanders' sixteenth birthday is shattered by a devastating accident that turns friends on each other and exposes dark secrets about Hannah's true nature and her parents' marriage. |