Murder on the Upper East Side

Scandal never graduates. Holly Jackson meets Gossip Girl in this glossy thriller, set in the glamorous world of New York's ultra-elite.  'Deliciously scandalous and impossible to put down, Murder on the Upper East Side serves up a deadly amount of drama. With all the addictive gossip, glamour, and messy betrayals of Gossip Girl, this murder mystery will keep you guessing until the very last page' Emma Simmerman, author of Here Lie All the Boys Who Broke My Heart 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 feel invisible. But nobody can escape the watchful eye of notorious gossip account The Upper Edge. 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 only moments before she died. She shouldn't even be at the gala. She's not really one of them. But the truth is that everyone had a reason to want Madison dead.  To clear her name, Hannah must unearth the secrets that this crowd would kill to keep buried. Readers can't stop talking about Murder on the Upper East Side . . . (----- reader reviews) 'I honestly couldn't put this down. it's exactly what I wanted it to be' 'The mystery was so riveting and addictive that I flew through this is one hot night' 'I'm a sucker for anything that can give me that Gossip Girl vibe, and throwing murder on top of it? Hell yeah' 'Gossip Girl fans... this one is definitely for you!' 'The twists in this really kept me guessing until the very end'

Gigi Waldorf is the pseudonym of author Kit Frick. Kit is a MacDowell fellow and ITW Thriller Award finalist who spent two glorious decades in New York before returning to her hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As Kit Frick, she is the author of mysteries for adults and teens, including The Split, Friends and Liars, and I Killed Zoe Spanos. Her books have been optioned for film and television and translated into nine languages. Kit loves a good mystery but has only ever killed her characters. Honest.