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MURDER ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE
By: Gigi Waldorf
A Novel
Atria/Emily Bestler Books
September 2026
On Sale: September 8, 2026
336 pages
ISBN: 1668240661
EAN: 9781668240663
Kindle: B0FRNJY37C
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Thriller Psychological | Mystery Amateur Sleuth
Scandal never graduates in this glossy thriller set in the world of New York’s ultra-elite, perfect for fans of Gossip Girl and Holly Jackson.
2016: Hannah Miller has begun her senior year at The Prescott Academy of New York alongside the rich and famous of the Upper East Side. Or at least, their children.
Among the trust funds and penthouse parties, there’s one rule for survival: staying out of the way of Queen Bees Madison DuPont and Elle Harrington.
For Hannah, being a scholarship student makes her invisible. Or so she thinks.
2026: The Academy’s alumni have gathered for a glittering charity gala. Only Madison DuPont could host an event this grand.
But what starts as a champagne-fueled party soon descends into chaos when Madison is found dead moments after her speech. It doesn’t take long for fingers to point at Hannah—everyone saw her talking to Madison right before before she died. She shouldn’t even be at the gala. She’s not really one of them.
The truth is that everyone had a reason to want Madison dead. From Elle to Madison’s former devotees to the targets of her bullying, it seems like everyone had a complicated history with the Queen Bee of Park Avenue. To clear her name, Hannah must unearth the secrets that this crowd would kill to keep buried.
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