Wicked Darlings

From the author of The Revenge Game comes a twisty YA thriller about the underbelly of Manhattan's high society, where nothing is off-limits-not even murder.From the author of The Revenge Game comes a twisty YA thriller about the underbelly of Manhattan's high society, where nothing is off-limits-not even murder.Aspiring journalist Noa has a secret she's been keeping. Ever since her sister's tragic death, she's felt almost...relieved. Noa and Leah had been locked in competition with one another since childhood, and things came to a head when her sister scored a glitzy internship at a New York society newspaper. Noa can't help but revel in her new found autonomy.But when she gets a lead about the sketchy circumstances surrounding her sister's untimely death, she knows she needs to investigate−she owes it to Leah.Noa sets out to infiltrate the seedy underbelly of Manhattan high society to investigate her sister's final days. Along the way she finds herself entangled with the glamorous Avalons' and their close-knit circle of friends and frienemies. But will Noa be able to resist the allure of the Avalons' world and uncover a shocking scandal. Or will she find herself in over her head...like Leah?

A USA Today bestseller!

A Forbes.com Top 40 YA Book of 2025

“A high stakes high society thriller that will have you tearing through pages to reach an utterly satisfying grand finale. A must-read.”—Jessica Goodman, New York Times bestselling author of They Wish They Were Us

“Fans of Gossip Girl rejoice: Jordyn Taylor just wrote your new favorite thriller!”—Liz Lawson, New York Times bestselling author of THE AGATHAS series

“Equal parts gripping, honest, and filled with wit.”—Hannah V. Sawyerr, author of All the Fighting Parts

“Twisty, thrilling, and absolutely addictive.”—People

"Jordyn Taylor has range y'all and she proved it once again with Wicked Darlings."—Cosmopolitan

"The satisfying story deftly blends unexpected plots twists with a complex exploration of grief."—Paste

"For fans of high-society satires."—Forbes

"A twisting thriller that tackles grief head-on."—Kirkus

"Satisfying...Great for fans of E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars."—SLJ

"A compelling read."—Booklist

Jordyn Taylor is the deputy digital editor at Men's Health magazine and the award-winning author of the young adult novels The Paper Girl of Paris, Don't Breathe a Word, and The Revenge Game. She is also an adjunct professor of journalism at New York University's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. Jordyn was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, and now lives in New York.

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