Steph Mullin & Nicole Mabry met as co-workers in New York City in 2012, discovering a shared passion for writing and true crime. After Mullin
relocated to Charlotte, NC in 2018, they continued to collaborate creatively. Separated by five states, they spend countless hours scheming via Facetime and editing each other’s typos in real time on live Google docs.
The Family Tree is the writing duo's first co-authored crime novel. Their second novel,
When She Disappeared, is now available.
[
The Page 69 Test: The Family Tree;
My Book, The Movie: The Family Tree]
At CrimeReads the authors tagged
eight favorite thrillers "with female friendships at the center," including:
Just Between Us by Rebecca Drake
When women share a common bond, like motherhood, it can intensify the relationship in a short period of time. In Rebecca Drake’s, Just Between Us, four mom’s meet at 
preschool drop off and become fast friends, sharing the gripes and joys of motherhood. It’s no surprise that they rally around Heather when they notice signs of spousal abuse on a regular basis. But when they confront Heather, she refuses to leave her wealthy husband. So, in true female friendship fashion, the story is largely told through gossip passed around amongst her friends as they are stifled in their ability to help Heather. Then one night, Heather calls in a panic because she’s killed her husband in self-defense. The connections these women have formed over several months kick into high gear as they scramble to help Heather, putting themselves in danger and in the line of fire for criminal prosecution. However, with how new these friendships are, how well do they really know one another? How well do they know Heather? The intensity of their shared bond overshadows those doubts and drops them all willingly into a harrowing mystery, all in the name of friendship.
Read about
another entry on the list.
The Page 69 Test: Just Between Us.
--Marshal Zeringue
relocated to Charlotte, NC in 2018, they continued to collaborate creatively. Separated by five states, they spend countless hours scheming via Facetime and editing each other’s typos in real time on live Google docs. The Family Tree is the writing duo's first co-authored crime novel. Their second novel, When She Disappeared, is now available.
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