El Dorado Drive
El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott, published by Penguin Group on June 24, 2025, is a 368-page novel written in English. This atmospheric narrative explores themes of friendship and betrayal through the lens of a women-led pyramid scheme set in suburban Detroit. The story follows the Bishop sisters, whose lives are upended as they navigate financial struggles and personal conflicts, leading them to join a club that promises independence and financial gain.
Readers will find a gripping tale that delves into the complexities of power and vulnerability, as the sisters become increasingly entangled in the Wheel’s allure. As their pursuit of success intensifies, they face escalating risks that culminate in a shocking crime, challenging their relationships and moral boundaries. El Dorado Drive presents a nuanced examination of how desperation can reveal the darker sides of human nature, making it a compelling addition to the genres of mystery and suspense.
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Named a Best Book of Summer by The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, CrimeReads, and more!
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Turnout comes a simmering, atmospheric novel of friendship and betrayal, following a women-led pyramid scheme in suburban Detroit.
“Abbott is a superstar of the suspense genre.” —NPR
All I want is to be innocent again. But that’s not how it works. Especially not after the Wheel.
The three Bishop sisters grew up in privilege in the moneyed suburbs of Detroit. But as the auto industry declined, so did their fortunes. Harper, the youngest, is barely making ends meet when her beloved, charismatic sister Pam—currently in the middle of a contentious battle with her ex-husband—and her eldest sister, Debra, approach her about joining an exciting new club.
The Wheel offers women like themselves—middle-aged and of declining means—a way to make their own money, independent of husbands or families. Quickly, however, the Wheel’s success, and their own addiction to it, leads to greater and greater risks—and a crime so shocking it threatens to bring everything down with it.
Megan Abbott turns her keen eye toward women and money in El Dorado Drive, a riveting story about power, vulnerability, and how desperation draws out our most destructive impulses.
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