“Exceptional…

This tale of sisterhood

is un-put-downable.”

Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review of I Love It When You Lie

Three women work to uncover the scorching lies and scandal behind a self-help movement, igniting a powder keg of secrets that could blow their town apart, in this suspense novel perfect for readers who love Southern mystery.

“Something’s not right in Edenberg. Beneath the rosy surface of progress and prosperity in this tiny Texas town are secrets, coverups, and manipulation. Three women, each enduring their own loss, take on the town’s benefactor in this fast-paced thriller where the dangers of unquestioned power are exposed through water and fire."

Jennifer Fawcett, author of Beneath the Stairs

"Both thrilling and incendiary, WATCH IT BURN is exactly the kind of smart, fast-paced thriller that keeps me up late at night. Plenty of twists to keep you guessing and three bright women at its center—determined to protect their town and each other—the latest by Kristen Bird is a masterful story that will stay with you long after the last page is turned.”—Danielle Girard, the USA TODAY bestselling author of Up Close

"Kristen Bird's eloquence with language  and her deep understanding of power, control, and small-town greed fuel this sinister, smoldering, and gorgeously structured mystery.  Watch It Burn is the essence of terrific crime fiction."—Hank Phillippi Ryan, the USA Today Bestselling Author of The House Guest

“A wicked blend of family secrets, sibling resentment and small town ways. Wondering how to get away with murder? The Williams sisters know.”
Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author

“I Love It When You Lie uncovers all the hidden secrets in a small southern town, where grudges and betrayals run deep. Irresistible and compulsive, this book is packed full of surprises.”
Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author of My Lovely Wife

“A superb character driven mystery positively dripping with atmosphere I Love It When You Lie is both a propulsive, twisty ride—after all, hell hath no fury like a Williams sister scorned—and a book that shines a light on women’s hidden lives and invisible labor to keep families and communities running.”
Ashley Winstead, author of The Last Housewife

The Williams women don’t just keep secrets…They bury them.

The three Williams girls are as close as sisters can be, and they also share one special trait in common: each of them have a man in their lives that they could do without.

Tara, the pastor’s wife, has been stealing money from the church and would prefer that her husband stay out of it. Then there’s June, who would do anything to have a baby of her own, even if her husband is dead-set against it. Clementine, the youngest, is entangled in an affair with her professor, a man whose behavior she's starting to seriously question. Their sister-in-law Stephanie, an outsider, knows all the family dirt and is watching the three of them—and the men in their lives—closely.

When the woman who raised them, their beloved Gran, dies on the eve of her eightieth birthday, the Williams sisters return home to the Appalachian foothills to bury her. But their grandmother won’t be the only one they’ll put in a grave this weekend…because now someone has gone missing in the dark Appalachian woods.

And if Gran has taught them anything, it’s how to get rid of a good-for-nothin’ man.

“Beautifully written and gripping until the end.”—Lisa Jewell, as featured in her BookBub Article “7 Books She Inhaled This Year”

"Pitch perfect suspense...The best debut I’ve read this year.” --Allison Brennan, New York Times bestselling author

“A great new voice in suspense, perfect for fans of Big Little Lies, who thrive on stories of deceit in the suburban world.”—J. T. Ellison, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Her Dark Lies

“Fan of domestic suspense will love this well-woven web, with alternating-perspective chapters; it will keep readers guessing until the end.”— The Library Journal

“Bird does a good job dramatizing the extraordinary lengths mothers will go to protect their children. This twisty … tale of misdeeds among the privileged shows real promise.”—Publishers Weekly

An intriguing and twisty domestic suspense about loyalty and deceit in a tight-knit Texas community where parents are known to behave badly and people are not always who they appear to be.

Emily, a popular but bookish prep school senior, goes missing after a night out with friends. She was last seen leaving a party with Alex, a football player with a dubious reputation. But no one is talking.

Now three mothers, Catherine, Leslie and Morgan, friends turned frenemies, have their lives turned upside down as they are forced to look to their own children—and each other’s—for answers to questions they don’t want to ask.

Each mother is sure she knows who is responsible, but they all have their own secrets to keep and reputations to protect. And the lies they tell themselves and each other may just have the potential to be lethal in this riveting debut.