Bad Like Me

A Novel

Contributors

By Louise Griffin

Formats and Prices

On Sale
Oct 13, 2026
Page Count
320 pages
Publisher
Union Square & Co.
ISBN-13
9781454969723

Price

$18.99

Price

$24.99 CAD

When Sam, the hottest dad in the neighborhood, is stabbed to death in a leafy local playground, no one in tony Larchwood can imagine who would want him dead. No one except the mom he snubbed, the dad he laughed at, the outsider he humiliated. Oh, and don’t forget his lover. Or his wife. This page-turning story is told by four women—each distinct, and not all reliable. There’s gorgeous Lucy, who’s ready to blow up her marriage; anxious Rachel, a classic overachiever; polished, powerhouse-lawyer Grace, who’s deeply unhappy; and real estate agent Carmen, an outsider, who’d do anything to fit in.

When one woman disappears from the neighborhood soon after the murder, and then another, fear takes hold in Larchwood. Meanwhile, questions begin to arise about another suspicious death, one that took place years before. No one would think to link these events. No one except the killer . . .


Louise Griffin

About the Author

Louise Griffin is the pseudonym for two sisters, Kate Farrell and Thea Bloomberg, who write as a team. Kate Farrell is executive editor at Henry Holt Books for Young Readers. The editor of award-winning and bestselling books, she has worked in publishing for more than twenty years. Thea Bloomberg co-owns a coffee shop across the street from a beloved playground in Park Slope, Brooklyn, which was an inspiration for the book. She received her MFA in creative writing from Columbia University.

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