A debut psychological thriller explores what happens when the quintessential “good girl” decides to break bad, by celebrated television writer and showrunner Ildy Modrovich.

THE NOT-SO-GOOD GIRL
by Ildy Modrovich
Grand Central, 2027
(via DeFiore and Co.)

Meet Ferris McKenna: the kind of woman who says ‘excuse me’ to automatic doors, has lied to her husband on more than one occasion that ‘yes, that’s the spot’ and would inevitably end up being the designated driver at her own birthday celebration. Ferris has spent her life being overlooked and underestimated – until she meets Zara, a woman trapped in an abusive marriage. When Ferris gets pulled into a dangerous plan to help her new friend escape, she discovers that being too nice can make you both the perfect ally and the perfect target. As bodies start dropping and loyalties shift, Ferris must decide how far she’s willing to go when pushed to her breaking point – and whether she can trust anyone, including herself.

THE NOT-SO-GOOD GIRL is Gone Girl meets Big Little Lies with the dark humor and edge of You, the kind of compulsive, binge-worthy read designed to keep you up way past your bedtime, perfect for book clubs with bite and readers who love their psychological thrillers served with a side of snark. As a television writer and showrunner, Modrovich always loved creating characters who straddle the line between good and evil, from Californication’s Hank Moody to Tulsa King’s Dwight Manfredi, to the devil himself in Netflix’s Lucifer. THE NOT-SO-GOOD GIRL, her debut psychological thriller explores what happens when the quintessential “good girl” decides to break bad.

Ildy Modrovich spent more than two decades as a television writer and showrunner, producing and developing series for Netflix, Amazon, Showtime, Paramount+, Fox, CBS and ABC. Under her six-season leadership, Lucifer became the number one streamed show of 2021, remains one of the most watched series of all time for Netflix and earned a People’s Choice Award. Prior to her TV career, she fronted a rock band for more than ten years in the LA club scene – where she learned that winning over any audience, whether they’re holding a beer or a book, means giving them something they didn’t see coming.