Layne Fargo has a background in theater, women’s studies, and library science, so it’s only fitting that she now writes deliciously dramatic, unapologetically feminist stories for a living. She’s the author of the novels The Favorites, They Never Learn, and Temper, as well as co-author on the bestselling Young Rich Widows series.
[My Book, The Movie: They Never Learn]
At CrimeReads Fargo tagged nine books "that pair the Gothic with the glam." One title on the list:
Kismet by Amina AhktarRead about another title on the list.
Hoping for healing and enlightenment, New Yorker Ronnie Khan follows socialite wellness guru Marley to Sedona. But soon a series of murders disturbs the woo-woo desert community, proving that no amount of clean living can cover up dirty secrets. Ahktar, who lives in Arizona, mines the stark landscape for all sorts of Gothic spine-tingling; turns out the desert is perfect for wellness retreats and corpse disposal! Kismet is also partially narrated by a chorus of talking ravens, and you can’t get much more goth than that.
Kismet is among Rachel Koller Croft's eight top thrillers in which the characters actually get to have fun, Jamie Lee Sogn's eight top mysteries & thrillers set in the wellness industry, Molly Odintz's twelve wacky, weird, and wildly entertaining mysteries & thrillers and Meredith Hambrock's five recent crime novels featuring messy female characters.
--Marshal Zeringue
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