Bright Young Women – Jessica Knoll

In January of 1978. an unnamed serial killer (*cough*Ted Bundy*cough*) attacks a sorority at Florida State University, killing two and maiming two others.  When the sorority president sees him fleeing the scene, she embarks on a journey to prove that the man wanted for numerous murders out west was the one she saw.  She teams up with an older woman, whose girlfriend went missing years before, to find out the truth, both in the 70s and today.

A nominee for Best Mystery & Thriller in last year’s Goodreads Choice Awards, Bright Young Women, by Jessica Knoll, blends the historical facts of Ted Bundy’s reign of terror with the fictional victims of an unnamed sorority in Florida and a troubled young woman finally finding her footing in Washington.  This is my first experience with Knoll’s work in book form, though I did see the adaptation of her Luckiest Girl Alive, starring Mila Kunis, last year.  I’m sure I will check back in on her at some point.