Written for fans of Liz Moore and Dennis Lehane, Andy Callahan’s debut has loads of insight about fathers and sons, and about the various privileges of the wealthy; but most of all, NOBODY DESERVES THIS is an expertly plotted thriller with twists that will leave you breathless.
NOBODY DESERVES THIS
by Andy Callahan
Celadon Books, Summer 2026 or Early 2027
(via Sterling Lord Literistic)
Set in Philadelphia’s elite Main Line suburbs, 21-year-old screw-up Sean Mulcahy is careening toward rock bottom ever since his sister has gone missing and the cops seem unable to crack the case. He’s been thrown out of Brown University, his father has disowned him, and a private equity magnate still blames him for his sister’s disappearance. When another young woman suddenly disappears, Sean decides to follow his nose and investigate on his own, but he will need to reconcile with his father first and enlist his help.
*Pre-empted in the US
Andy Callahan graduated from Yale in 1997 and the Warner Bros. TV Writers’ Workshop in 2014. He has written for several network crime shows including Person of Interest, Lethal Weapon, Taken, and FBI. He has also written several produced features and his inspirational drama Searching For Obama is currently in production. Andy grew up in in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania and attended one of the elite high schools on the Main Line on a partial scholarship to play basketball for them, a memory he cherishes and which has inspired his book, both the good and the ugly.
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