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Drop Dead Darlings

By Jessica Warman
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Happy Death Day meets The Truman Show in this darkly funny, blood-soaked thriller where a group of teens must outwit the ultimate killer. A darkly funny, blood-soaked thriller where a group of teens must outwit the ultimate killer: the horror story that's writing them. Read More
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Jessica Warman, author of Repeat After Me-now in development for a movie with Amazon Studios-returns with Drop Dead Darlings, a darkly funny, blood-soaked thriller where a group of teens must outwit the ultimate killer: the horror story that’s writing them. PRE-ORDER NOW.

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Happy Death Day meets The Truman Show in this darkly funny, blood-soaked thriller where a group of teens must outwit the ultimate killer.

A darkly funny, blood-soaked thriller where a group of teens must outwit the ultimate killer: the horror story that's writing them.

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ISBN: 9781911753537

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 November 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Mayhem Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 700g

Pages: 560

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About the Author

Jessica Warman swears everything in this bio is true. She is the author of six young adult novels, including Repeat After Me, which has been optioned for film by Amazon MGM Studios. Her novels have received multiple starred reviews and have been recognized by organizations including YALSA, the Texas TAYSHAS Reading List, the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award, and the ALA Best Books for Young Adults list. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Seton Hill University and lives in Florida, where she insists she has never trapped anyone inside one of her novels.

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