Bad Like Me

A propulsively told, multi-POV domestic thriller exploring envy, desire, privilege, and parenthood, for fans of Lisa Jewell's None of This Is True and Liane Moriarty's Big Little Lies.

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 ...

Author: Louise Griffin
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Published: 10/13/2026
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 8.29h x 5.59w x 0.86d
ISBN: 9781454969723


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/2026 pg. 52
Publishers Weekly 08/03/2026
Booklist 09/01/2026

About the Author
Louise Griffin is the pen name of sisters Thea Bloomberg and Kate Farrell. They both love reading thrillers and have always dreamed of writing a book together. Thea received her MFA in fiction writing from Columbia University, after which she worked for many years at a restaurant and coffee shop in Brooklyn. She now lives in Providence, RI, with her family. Kate was a salesperson, a bartender, and, briefly, a set decorator, before finding her way to book publishing, where she works as an editor. She lives in Brooklyn with her family. The sisters visit each other often and talk on the phone a lot. Bad Like Me is their first book together.