The Darling Killers

Fresh-faced ingénue Sofia Bencivenga arrives in Los Angeles long on dreams and short on cash. Alone friendless and broke Sofia has almost resigned herself to the emptiness of her days until a chance encounter brings her into the dazzling world of a charismatic group of authors-handsome compelling Jaxson; bitchy Judith; and aloof mysterious Alison-and their wealthy successful and amoral group of friends. But underneath the glamour of the writers' lives are secrets Sofia never imagined and when Alison ends up dead on the rocks below Jaxson's behemoth seaside gothic mansion Sofia realizes that the cracks beneath the glittering surface of Alison's pretty little life ran deep.And Sofia has a few secrets of her own... Equal parts love letter to Donna Tartt and Patricia HighsmithThe Darling Killersis a darkly funny sexy and sinister noir about the people we pretend to be around the people we want to become.