From the instant USA TODAY bestselling author comes a sparkling new thriller…

‘As twisted as a Texas rattler, Pretty Dead Things will leave you breathless!’ LISA JACKSON, #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
‘Pretty Dead Things builds an exquisite, simmering tension against the backdrop of small town pageant glitz . . . right to that deliciously satisfying end’ MARY WATSON, SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
‘Gripping, propulsive, and full of surprises – a dazzling, unforgettable thriller’ TIFFANY CRUM, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
‘Cox expertly ratchets up the suspense with every page, building to a finish I never saw coming!’ SOPHIE STAVA

‘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