352 pages | PaperbackA fast-paced, thrilling horror novel that follows a group of heroines to die for, from the brilliantNew York Timesbestselling author ofThe Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires.

In horror movies, the final girl is the one whos left standing when the credits roll. The one who fought back, defeated the killer, and avenged her friends. The one who emerges bloodied but victorious, a victim and a hero. But after the sirens fade and the audience moves on, what happens to her?

Lynnette Tarkington is a real-life final girl who survived a massacre twenty years ago, and it has defined every day of her life since. And shes not alone. For decades shes been meeting with five other actual final girls and their therapist in a support group for those who survived the unthinkable, putting their lives back together, piece by piece. That is until one of the women misses a meeting and Lynnettes worst fears are realizedsomeone knows about the group and is determined to take their lives apart again.

But the thing about these final girls is that they have each other now, and that no matter how bad the odds, how dark the night, how sharp the knifethey will never, ever give up.