Bad Best Friend: A Novel

Summary

Mean Girls meets Big Little Lies in this addictive, juicy novel about three best friends whose shifting loyalties and betrayals threaten to upend a luxury vacation to Lake Como, from the bestselling author of A Killer Wedding.

“Frothy and fizzy yet sharp and witty, Bad Best Friend is for readers who love Lucy Foley and The White Lotus and a want a book in their beach bag that is so voicey they won’t be able to put it down! Simply put: a winner.”
—Katy Hays, New York Times bestselling author of The Cloisters and Saltwater

La dolce vita isn’t always as sweet as it seems.

Dolly, Taylor, and Celine met in college and have been best friends for a decade. When they reunite in Lake Como to celebrate their thirtieth birthdays, what starts as a luxurious girls’ trip quickly unravels into a pressure cooker of buried grudges, shocking revelations, and shifting alliances.

• Dolly, the easygoing personal assistant wrestling with insecurities and a toxic romance, may not be there purely to strengthen their bond.
• Celine, the social media darling who’s struggling to keep up appearances while her marriage teeters on the edge, can’t return home fast enough.
• And Taylor, the fiercely ambitious entrepreneur, has orchestrated the lavish trip under the guise of sisterhood, yet her true motives are chillingly calculated.

With the Italian sun beating down, old memories come to light and loyalties are tested, blurring the line between friend and foe. And when a body turns up in the lake, suddenly every smile seems to hide a secret.

Juicy, propulsive, and immensely entertaining, Bad Best Friend is an irresistible, twisty page-turner that shows real friendship means knowing where the bodies are buried—and hoping no one brings a shovel.