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Luckiest Girl Alive is a 2015 New York Times Bestselling mystery novel written by the American author Jessica Knoll, and is her debut work. It was first published on May 12, 2015, by Simon & Schuster in the United States, and Pan Macmillan in Australia, and is written in the first-person narrative. The novel follows a young woman, Ani Fanelli, who has sought to reinvent herself in her adult life, following a series a traumatic events she experienced as a teenager, including of school shooting and a gang rape. Throughout the story, Fanelli is referred to by several different names: Tifani, Tif, and Finny. The paperback version of the book was released in April 2016. Synopsis At first glance, 28-year-old Ani FaNelli appears to have a perfect life. She works as an editor at a glamorous New York City women's magazine called The Women's Magazine and has a loving fiancé named Luke from a wealthy family. Yet Ani also hides a secret – as a teenager, she underwent a series of horrifying and emotionally crippling events, including a school shooting, that have continued to impact her well into her adult years. During the course of the novel, it is revealed Ani was gang raped when she was 14. She tried reaching out for help after the assault, but was subjected to cruel bullying and taunts by her peers, who did not believe her. As the story progresses, Ani begins to question whether she is truly happy with who she has become, and if her current life is the one she wants and needs. Development While writing the novel, Knoll drew upon her own experiences of being gang raped and bullied as a teenager. Knoll did not initially make this public knowledge while promoting the hardcover book, at first telling fans she based the rape and aftermath on stories she had heard from other rape survivors. In March 2016, Knoll wrote an essay for the online feminist newsletter Lenny Letter, describing her own experience. She further stated that she came forward after interacting with several fellow rape survivors at book signings. She said: It really killed me to see the looks on these women's faces when I would say, 'Oh no, you know, I just made it up,' and I just never wanted to see that look on anyone's face again". Knoll later stated in an interview that she "was so conditioned not to talk about it that it didn't even occur to [her] to be forthcoming". Film adaptation In April 2015, Lionsgate announced that they had obtained the film rights to Luckiest Girl Alive, with Reese Witherspoon's Pacific Standard set to produce. It was announced in February 2021, that Mila Kunis was set to star in the film, now at Netflix. Produced by Made Up Stories and Picturestart, the screenplay was written by Knoll and directed by Mike Barker. The movie was released on Netflix on October 7, 2022. Reception Critical reception has been positive. Luckiest Girl Alive has been compared to Gillian Flynn's 2012 novel Gone Girl and Paula Hawkins' The Girl on the Train. The book received praise from Entertainment Weekly and USA Today, the latter of which wrote that "Recent newsworthy topics create a backdrop that can, at times, make the reader uncomfortable. Yet the visceral tension Knoll creates actually complements the reading experience." References. Discover the Jessica Knoll popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Jessica Knoll books.
Best Seller Jessica Knoll Books of 2024
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Such a Quiet Place
Megan Miranda“An Agatha Christie vibe make[s] this whodunit an excellent beach read”(Library Journal). Discover secrets, scandal, and a suspected killerall on one street in this gripping suspen...
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Smoke Screen
Sandra BrownFrom the #1 New York Times bestsellng author of Seeing Red comes a "scorching...actionfilled" (Publishers Weekly) tale of corruption and betrayal, revenge, and reversal.When newswo...
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Tough Customer
Sandra BrownThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red “charges her characters and their relationships with electricity” (San Francisco Book Review) in this sizzling, sleepwiththel...
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Still Water
Amy StuartFrom The Globe and Mail bestselling author of Still Mine comes a new thriller featuring Clare and Malcolm, this time on the hunt for a missing mother and son in a town that is drow...
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All the Missing Girls
Megan MirandaA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Book Review “Editors’ Choice” Entertainment Weekly Thriller RoundUp The Wall Street Journal 5 Killer Books Hollywood Reporter Hot S...
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Three Perfect Liars
Heidi PerksFrom the author of the “breathtaking, bonechilling work of psychological suspense” (Cristina Alger, USA TODAY bestselling author) Her One Mistake, comes a riveting new suspense nov...
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Still Water
Amy StuartFrom the internationally bestselling author of Still Mine comes a “riveting, twisty…stayupallnight read” (Karma Brown, bestselling author of In This Moment) about the hunt for a mi...
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Still Here
Amy StuartFrom the internationally bestselling author of Still Mine and Still Water comes a “powerful, atmospheric, perfectly plotted thriller” (Samantha M. Bailey, #1 bestselling author of ...
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The Whispers
Heidi PerksA woman embarks on a desperate search for her missing best friend and uncovers a twisted web of lies in this “razorsharp and impossible to put down” (Daily Mail, London) thriller f...
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The It Girl
Ruth WareINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of the “claustrophobic spinetingler” (People) One by One returns with an unputdownable mystery following a...
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Perfectly Famous
Emily LiebertFrom the USA TODAY bestselling author of Pretty Revengea “gripping tale of subterfuge, betrayal, and retribution” (Liv Constantine, bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish)come...
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Play Dirty
Sandra BrownThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red delivers a gripping story of obsession and its deadly consequenceswhere nobody’s playing by the rules.After five long years i...
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Zero Days
Ruth WareThe New York Times bestselling “new Agatha Christie” (Air Mail) Ruth Ware returns with this adrenalinefueled thriller that combines Mr. and Mrs. Smith with The Fugitive about a wom...
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Tell Me Lies
Carola LoveringNow an original series on Hulu! YOU NEVER FORGET YOUR WORST.“A twisted modern love story” (Parade), Tell Me Lies is a sexy, thrilling novel about that one person who still haunts y...
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No Rest for the Dead
David BaldacciIn this New York Times bestseller, twentysix renowned thriller authors team up to create a firstrate serial novela collaboration that combines the skills of America’s greatest stor...
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Mirrorland
Carole Johnstone“Unnerving.” People “Unsettling...unlocks its mysteries slowly.” The New York Times Book Review “A dark, twisty, and richly atmospheric exploration of the power of imagination” Rut...
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Love Her Madly
M. Elizabeth LeeFans of Kimberly McCreight’s Reconstructing Amelia and Mary Kubica’s The Good Girl will devour this stunning debut novel about two college girls whose friendship implodes right bef...
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Daughter of Mine
Megan MirandaAn Instant New York Times Bestseller A USA TODAY BestsellerHer father was the town detective. Her mother its most notorious criminal. Now the secrets of Mirror Lake are coming to t...
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Her One Mistake
Heidi PerksWhat should have been a funfilled day takes a tragic turn for one mother when her best friend’s child goes missing in this “seriously pageturning” (Lisa Jewell, New York Times best...
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Deep Water
Emma BamfordThe dark side of paradise is exposed when a terrified couple reveals their daunting experience on a remote island to their rescuersonly to realize they’re still in the grips of the...
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White Hot
Sandra BrownFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author and “masterful storyteller” (USA TODAY) Sandra Browna sexy, sultry, familybased thriller set in a small southern town.When her younger bro...
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Angels Burning
Tawni O'DellFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Back Roads, “a noholdsbarred, pageturning, perfectly crafted thriller” (Heather Gudenkauf, author of The Weight of Silence) following ...
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The Last to Vanish
Megan MirandaINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERVisitors come to Cutter’s Pass to disappear into nature…not vanish into thin air. Don’t miss this “eerie thriller [that] can stand next to Shirley ...
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The Blackhouse
Carole JohnstoneFrom the author of the “dark and devious...beautifully written” (Stephen King) Mirrorland comes an “atmospheric, thrilling, and utterly captivating” (Booklist) gothic tale set on a...
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Still Mine
Amy StuartFrom internationally bestselling author Amy Stuart comes a “dark and deliciously disturbing” (Publishers Weekly) novel about one woman’s search for answers when another woman goes ...
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She Lies Close
Sharon DoeringA compulsive debut thriller about motherhood, obsession and how far we’d go to protect the ones we love. "Every curve, every twist takes you further down the rabbit hole. Shar...
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The Last House Guest
Megan MirandaA Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club Pick and New York Times bestsellerA year after a summer guest dies under suspicious circumstances, her best friend lives under a clou...
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Everyone Who Can Forgive Me Is Dead
Jenny HollanderNATIONAL BESTSELLERNamed Most Anticipated by: Town & Country ・ Marie Claire ・ Goodreads ・ Zibby Magazine・BookBub ・ and moreShe has everything to live forand everything to hid...
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Hello, Darkness
Sandra BrownFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red comes Hello, Darkness, a brilliant, fastpaced tale about a woman haunted by her past and caught in a nightmare that thre...
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Till Death Do Us Part
Laurie Elizabeth FlynnThe author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here returns with a thriller set in the vineyards of Napa Valley that asks: what happens when the husband you thought died years ago shows u...
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Looker
Laura SimsFeatured on Best of Lists in Vogue, People, Entertainment Weekly, Real Simple, Southern Living, and moreIn this “wicked slow burn” (Entertainment Weekly) of psychological suspense ...
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Ricochet
Sandra BrownThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red presents a spinetingling story of murder and betrayal in high society Savannah, where a homicide detective finds his careeran...
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Smash Cut
Sandra BrownFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red comes this thrilling novel full of jarring, cinematic twists and breathless suspense that will have you on the edge of your ...
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The Swap
Robyn HardingIn this riveting tale that “will keep you on your toes until the very end” (HelloGiggles), two couples embark on a toxic relationship after a night of sexual shenanigans, unaware o...
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The Cutaway
Christina Kovac“The Newsroom meets Gone Girl” (Cosmopolitan) in this stunning psychological thriller featuring a young television producer investigating the disappearance of a beautiful Georgetow...
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Rainwater
Sandra BrownA romantic historical novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red about an independent woman who runs a boarding house in Dust Bowl Texas.Ella Baron runs her ...
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Summary of Bright Young Women a novel By Jessica Knoll
Willie M. JosephDISCLAIMERThis book does not in any capacity mean to replace the original book but to serve as a vast summary of the original book.Summary of Bright Young Women a novel By Jessica ...
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The Favorite Sister
Jessica KnollFrom the author of Luckiest Girl Alivenow a Netflix filmcomes the “engrossing” (People) New York Times bestseller starring two sisters who join the cast of a reality TV series…and ...
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Luckiest Girl Alive
Jessica KnollNOW A NETFLIX FILM STARRING MILA KUNIS Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will thrill at this “perfect pageturner” (People)that Reese Witherspoon describes as “one of thos...
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The Only Survivors
Megan MirandaA New York Times Bestseller A LibraryReads Hall of Fame PickThey were nine survivors. Now, a decade later, only seven remain...how long can they keep the promise made that night? D...
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The Perfect Stranger
Megan MirandaFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller All the Missing Girlsthe gripping story of a journalist who sets out to find her missing friend, a friend who may never have existe...
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Animal
Lisa TaddeoFrom Lisa Taddeo, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller and global phenomenon Three Women, comes an “intoxicating” (Entertainment Weekly), “fearless” (Los Angeles Times), and ...
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The Girl from Widow Hills
Megan MirandaAs a child she made headlines. As an adult no one knows her real name. But some nightmares linger even after you open your eyes…Don’t miss this “hauntingly atmospheric and gorgeous...
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The Rachel Incident
Caroline O'DonoghueA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A USA TODAY BESTSELLER A brilliantly funny novel about friends, lovers, Ireland in chaos, and a young woman desperately trying to manage all three “O'Don...
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The River at Night
Erica FerencikA “raw, relentless, and heartpoundingly real” (Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author) thriller set against the harsh beauty of the Maine wilderness, The River at Night chart...
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The Girls Are All So Nice Here
Laurie Elizabeth FlynnTwo former best friends return to their college reunion to find that they’re being circled by someone who wants revenge for what they did ten years beforeand will stop at nothing t...
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Chill Factor
Sandra BrownFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seeing Red comes a suspense novel about a woman trapped in a remote cabin with a man who may be a serial killer.Five women are miss...