Chick Noir is a new category of fiction featuring bad girls or at least not entirely good ones. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn comes to mind. These are dark, edgy, psychological. Here, things may not always be what they seem.
Dare Me by Megan Abbott
When a new cheerleading coach comes to
school, she upsets the team’s dynamic by ousting the reigning captain and
befriending Abby, the second-in-command. The team is transformed, but the new
coach has a dark side. And what about Beth, the ruthless ex-captain who only
wants revenge? You’ll never look at cheerleading the same way again.
A Field of Darkness by Cornelia Read
Syracuse, N.Y. newspaper reporter and
ex-debutante Madeline Dare tries to find out what really happened in the
20-year-old murder of two young women, the “Rose Girls.” The stakes grow higher
when clues start to point to Madeline’s favorite cousin, Lapthorne Townsend.
The Silent Wife by A.S.A. Harrison
Jodi, a Chicago psychotherapist, and Todd, her
cheating husband, alternate in telling their story. When Todd tells Jodi he’s
leaving her, she decides she has had enough and decides to get even.
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