A gripping debut domestic suspense novel, Nora Murphy's thrilling The Favor explores with compassion and depth what can happen when women pushed to the limit take matters into their own hands."A thrilling debut—I couldn’t put it down!"—Shari Lapena, #1 internationally bestselling author of Not a Happy Family and The Couple Next DoorLeaving would be dangerous. Staying could be worse.Leah and McKenn...

"A shocking collision made all the more satisfying by Murphy's brilliant twists...Clear your schedule—you won't be putting this down until that last, mesmerizing page." —Carter Wilson, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of Tell Me What You DidOne quiet neighborhoodThree different familiesBound by murderKlara never wanted the house ...

From Nora Murphy, author of The Favor, The New Mother is both relatable and nerve-wracking, sympathetic and bone-chilling— a fresh new twist on motherhood and murder in suburbia.Isolated. Lonely. Tired. It's hard being The New Mother. Sometimes it's murder.Nothing is simple about being a new mom alone in a new house, especially when your baby is collicky. Natalie Fanning loves her son unconditionally, but being a mother was not all she wanted to be...

From the author of Ours is a Tale of Murder comes a thrilling new story about murder that runs in the family. Told through dual timelines and haunting letters from prison, Like Mother Like Murder is a propulsive psychological thriller perfect for fans of Tarryn Fisher and Iliana Xander.At thirty-four, Julia has perfected the art of appearing normal. She's a successful corporate lawyer, newly married, and soon to become a mother. No one sees who Ju...

**From the author of Ours is a Tale of Murder comes a thrilling new story about murder that runs in the family. Told through dual timelines and haunting letters from prison, Like Mother Like Murder is a propulsive psychological thriller perfect for fans of Tarryn Fisher and Iliana Xander.**At thirty-four, Julia has perfected the art of appearing normal. She's a successful corporate lawyer, newly married, and soon to become a mother. No one sees who Julia really is.Except ...

"A shocking collision made all the more satisfying by Murphy’s brilliant twists...Clear your schedule—you won’t be putting this down until that last, mesmerizing page.” —Carter Wilson, USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of Tell Me What You DidOne quiet neighborhoodThree different familiesBound by murderKlara never wanted the house with the white picket...

“This is conquered land.” The Dakota woman’s words, spoken at a community meeting in St. Paul, struck Nora Murphy forcefully. Her own Irish great-great grandparents, fleeing the potato famine, had laid claim to 160 acres in a virgin maple grove in Minnesota. That her dispossessed ancestors’ homestead, The Maples, was built upon another, far more brutal dispossession is the hard truth underlying White Birch, Red Hawthorn, a memoir of Murphy’s search for the deeper connections betwe...

A gripping debut domestic suspense novel, Nora Murphy's thrilling The Favor explores with compassion and depth what can happen when women pushed to the limit take matters into their own hands."A thrilling debut—I couldn’t put it down!"—Shari Lapena, #1 internationally bestselling author of Not a Happy Family and The Couple Next DoorLeaving would be dangerous. Staying could be worse.Leah and McKenn...

From Nora Murphy, author of The Favor, The New Mother is both relatable and nerve-wracking, sympathetic and bone-chilling— a fresh new twist on motherhood and murder in suburbia.Isolated. Lonely. Tired. It's hard being The New Mother. Sometimes it's murder.Nothing is simple about being a new mom alone in a new house, especially when your baby is collicky. Natalie Fanning loves her son unconditionally, but being a mother was not all she wanted to be...

Looking for a new book that will make your heart race? The fifth edition of The Minotaur Sampler compiles the beginnings of eight can't-miss novels--either standalone or first in series--publishing Spring/Summer 2022 for free for easy sampling.Standalone: A gripping debut domestic suspense novel, Nora Murphy's The Favor explores with compassion and depth what can happen when women pushed to the limit take matters into their own hands.Stand...

Looking for a new book that will make your heart race? The eighth edition of The Minotaur Sampler compiles the beginnings of six can't-miss novels--either standalone or first in series--publishing Spring/Summer 2023 for free for easy sampling.Standalone: From Nora Murphy, the author of The Favor, The New Mother is a tense suspense novel that builds to a gripping game of cat-and-mouse, as well as a searing exploration of what it means to b...

INSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER!SheReads Most Anticipated Thrillers in 2026"Deliciously fun!" — Sarah Pekkanen, New York Times bestselling authorSisters? Forever. Friends? NEVER. Who knew a reunion weekend could be so deadly?Meet the sorority sisters of Theta Gamma Mu:Roxy Callahan Gentry, the ruthless former sorority president and current hostess who has painstakingly ch...