Hot Girl Murder Club
Release Date: July 14, 2026
Genre: Suspense/Thriller/Fiction
From national bestselling author Ashley Winstead comes a buzzy, bloody new thriller about success, sisterhood, and demanding justice…by any means necessary.
What’s a girl got to do to get some fame, a few million record sales, and justice for murder?
Ten years ago, aspiring singer-actress Scout Sage lost the only thing that mattered: her sister, Georgia. Ever since Georgia’s mysterious death at a Hollywood party, Scout’s done her best to honor her memory, clawing her way through the industry and collecting a network of climbers along the way, fellow hot girls in stilettos with cutthroat ambition, a new Hollywood order.
But when a slew of targeted murders makes headlines across LA, all pointing to Scout as the killer, she turns overnight from a mid-tier pop star into the world’s most famous (alleged) murderer. Now everything she’s worked to build—including the justice she wants for Georgia—will fall apart unless Scout can prove she’s not guilty.
Meanwhile, the young and unusual detective assigned to her case, herself no stranger to tragedy, begins to unearth secrets not even Scout knows, let alone her millions of new fans. Particularly about the ways Georgia’s death connects to an even older pattern of crimes long hushed over in Hollywood—an old reign of terror that, if brought to light, could be the fuel that ignites a reckoning the world over.
Ashley Winstead
ASHLEY WINSTEAD is the national bestselling author of many beloved thrillers, including This Book Will Bury Me, The Last Housewife, In My Dreams I Hold a Knife, and Midnight Is the Darkest Hour. In addition to being an acclaimed thriller writer, Ashley is also the author of two romantic comedies, Fool Me Once and The Boyfriend Candidate, with more on the way. Her novels have been optioned for television; chosen as Book of the Month, Best of Amazon, LibraryReads, Indie Next, Apple Books, and Lone Star picks; and received attention from major outlets, from The New York Times to The Washington Post.
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Scout Sage's life hasn't been the same for the last ten years, because for the last ten years she has been living without her sister Georgia. Someone took Georgia's life at a Hollywood party all those years ago and no one was ever brought to justice for the murder. Scout has spent everyday since trying to find her way into the Hollywood "it girl" scene and also honor her sister's memory. But the past is about to come back and haunt her... or take everything she has worked so hard to earn.
The pages of Hot Girl Murder Club are bound to leave you stunned. Every line weaved perfectly to keep you enthralled and flying through the pages, most of the time in complete disbelief. Our heroine endures far more than any young woman should have to, but with her determination and grit she finds her way through it. Scout's determination to clear her name and get justice for her sister was quite admirable, and I am glad she didn't have to do it alone. Wow! what a journey she had!!
This story will push buttons, make you question everyone that appears on the page, and leave you rattled to your core! This is my first venture into this author's world and I am fairly certain it will not be my last, what she offered up here is pure thriller perfection! It was suspenseful, action-packed, thrilling, and eye opening! Highly recommend!!
I requested an advanced copy of this title from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving my honest and unbiased opinion.
Via NetGalley Request
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