Everybody Knows
Everybody Knows by Jordan Harper, published by Little Brown in 2023, is a compelling mystery that delves into the dark underbelly of Los Angeles through the eyes of Mae Pruett, a black-bag publicist. In her role at a prominent crisis PR firm, Mae is tasked with managing the secrets of the powerful, navigating a world filled with lawyers, private security, and the complexities of public image. When her boss is murdered in a shocking incident, Mae embarks on her own investigation, uncovering the sinister operations of the elite and the chaotic environment they inhabit.
This edition, comprising 341 pages, presents a narrative that intertwines elements of suspense and crime, highlighting the stark contrasts of wealth and poverty in L.A. Mae’s journey takes her through a city rife with influencers, corruption, and hidden truths, as she confronts the lawless machinations of those who seek to protect their interests at any cost. Readers will find a vivid portrayal of a society where whispers carry weight, and the quest for truth leads to unexpected revelations.
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In this “dazzling” (New York Times Book Review) mystery from an Edgar Award winning author, a fearless black-bag publicist exposes the belly of the L.A. beast.
A New York Times Best Crime Book of the Year * A NYTBR Editors’ Choice Selection * An Anthony Award Nominee * A Barry Award Nominee * An ABA January 2023 Indie Next List Pick *
Recommended by New York Times Book Review * NPR/Fresh Air * Wall Street Journal * Washington Post * LA Times * CrimeReads * The Boston Globe * South Florida Sun Sentinel * Alta Online * Lit Hub* Kirkus Reviews* Publishers Weekly* NBC/TODAY and many more!
Welcome to Mae Pruett’s Los Angeles, where “Nobody talks. But everybody whispers.” As a “black-bag” publicist tasked not with letting the good news out but keeping the bad news in, Mae works for one of LA’s most powerful and sought-after crisis PR firms, at the center of a sprawling web of lawyers, PR flaks, and private security firms she calls “The Beast.” They protect the rich and powerful and depraved by any means necessary.
After her boss is gunned down in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel in a random attack, Mae takes it upon herself to investigate and runs headfirst into The Beast’s lawless machinations and the twisted systems it exists to perpetuate. It takes her on a roving neon joyride through a Los Angeles full of influencers pumped full of pills and fillers; sprawling mansions footsteps away from sprawling homeless encampments; crooked cops and mysterious wrecking crews in the middle of the night.
Edgar Award-winner Jordan Harper’s Everybody Knows is addicting and alarming, a “juggernaut of a novel” and “an absolute tour de force.” It is what the crime novel can achieve in the modern age: portray the human lives at the center of vast American landscapes, and make us thrill at their attempts to face impossible odds.
“The book everybody’s been waiting for” –Michael Connelly
“An absolute tour de force”–S. A. Cosby
“The best mystery novel I’ve read in years” –James Patterson
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