Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

A Richard & Judy Book Club Pick

New York Times  Bestseller

A Goodreads Choice Award Finalist

Bright Young Women  is an unflinching thriller based on Ted Bundy's heinous crimes, as two women search for justice in the wake of his brutal murders. From Jessica Knoll, author of the  New York Times  bestseller and #1 Netflix movie  Luckiest Girl Alive.

'A compelling, almost hypnotic read' – Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of  None of This is True

Tallahassee, 1978. Sorority president Pamela Schumacher wakes to a shocking scene of implausible violence and death, and is drawn into a mystifying crime that grips the nation for decades . . .

In Seattle, Tina Cannon connects her best friend's disappearance to the Tallahassee tragedy, and is convinced that a single man is responsible.

Determined to find justice, the two join forces as their search for answers leads to a final, shocking confrontation . . .

'Knoll deconstructs the myth of a criminal mastermind, revealing the women he seeks to destroy as the truly brilliant ones' – Flynn Berry, author of  Northern Spy

'A sharp examination of our culture's obsession with serial killers and true crime' –  Harper's Bazaar , Best Books of the Year

'Knoll sets about dismantling every last Bundy myth with a controlled but palpable rage' – Catherine Ryan Howard, author of Run Time