Pretty Dead Things

From the instant USA TODAY bestselling author comes a sparkling new thriller...'I raced through this book... SO many secrets that will keep you reading late into the night!''The best psychological thriller I've read for a very long time''THE PLOT TWISTS!!!''Claustrophobic, poignant, layered . . . a thoroughly compelling read''Everything a thriller should be: fast, twisty and impossible to put down''The characterisation was compulsive and the twists were brilliant''The ending is a total game-changer that makes you want to go back and re-read the whole thing to see what you missed''A sharp, atmospheric page‑turner with a wicked sense of timing - and a body count to match'It was a beauty pageant . . . now it's a crime scene.Twenty-five years ago, Isabelle Whitmore vanished without a trace during the Lone Star Princess Pageant in Anhalt, Texas. This year, the pageant is offering more than just its annual dose of rhinestone heels and plunging necklines - Isabelle's sister, Ingrid Whitmore, is back and looking for revenge.But just as confrontations and old rivalries reach their boiling point, the temperature plummets: record-breaking snow and freezing rain bring down the state's entire power grid.With everyone trapped under one roof, secrets will be spilled, scores will be settled - and more than one beautiful liar will end up dead.KELSEY COX'S NOVELS ARE:'Glamorous' Catherine Cooper'Stunning' Ashley Tate'Breathtaking' Valerie Keogh'Riveting' People'Heart-pumping' Nina Simon'Jaw-dropping' Amanda Eyre Ward

Kelsey Cox received her MFA in fiction from Purdue University and works from home in the Texas Hill Country. You can often find her writing at Mammen Family Public Library, chasing around her two young daughters, or watching British mysteries with her mom and aunts. On nights when bedtime goes as planned, she enjoys curling up on the sofa, glass of wine in hand, and a book with complicated characters and a killer twist in her lap.