𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡'𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫--𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫--𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐚 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏.
Sarah Barley Books is thrilled to be launching with its inaugural publication, BETH IS DEAD by Katie Bernet. Little Women meets One of Us Is Lying in this incredibly fun and original take on the Louisa May Alcott classic.
Suspects abound. There’s the neighbor who has feelings for not one but two of the girls. Meg’s manipulative best friend. Amy’s flirtatious mentor. And Beth’s lionhearted first love. But it doesn’t take the surviving sisters much digging to uncover motives each one of the March girls had for doing the unthinkable.
Jo, an aspiring author with a huge following on social media, would do anything to hook readers. Would she kill her sister for the story? Amy dreams of studying art in Europe, but she’ll need money from her aunt—money that’s always been earmarked for Beth. And Meg wouldn’t dream of hurting her sister…but her boyfriend might have, and she’ll protect him at all costs.
Despite the growing suspicion within the family, it’s hard to know for sure if the crime was committed by someone close to home. After all, the March sisters were dragged into the spotlight months ago when their father published a controversial bestseller about his own daughters. Beth could have been killed by anyone.
Beth’s perspective told in flashback unfolds next to Meg, Jo, and Amy’s increasingly fraught investigation as the tragedy threatens to rip the Marches apart.
𝐑𝐞𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐃 𝐛𝐲 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 (𝐫𝐮𝐧 “𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧-𝐙 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬”).
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“Delightful … The characters are richly recreated, and even many of the secondary characters mirror the original work. The romance and intrigue are timeless … This story stands on its own … A clever reboot, well imagined and well executed.” – School Library Journal
“Bernet adeptly preserves the classic heartfelt and feminist atmosphere familiar to and beloved by the original Alcott readers, while offering a grounded modern setting that further brings each character to life … Recommended for most contemporary teen collections.” – Booklist
“The skillful pacing moves swiftly and smoothly … The book also injects a surprising depth regarding fan fiction, parasocial relationships, and the shallowness of cancel culture in a subtle way that adds intellectual heft without detracting from the propulsive thriller elements. Knowledge of Alcott’s work is not at all necessary, though it is fun to see how Bernet updates the classic characters into modern iterations.” – Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (BCCB)
“Katie twists this classic tale into a heart-pumping, modern murder mystery.” – Bookstr
“This has all the romance and heart of the original, with clever twists and darkness in the reimagined storyline. Readers are kept guessing until the very end as these little women find Beth’s killer.” – firstCLUE Reviews
“With its multiple perspectives and flashbacks, the story is captivating ... Very fast-paced ... I couldn't put this book down, but I also wanted to savor every moment and not have it end ... A highly addictive murder mystery that will appeal to mystery lovers as well as fans of the classic Little Women.” – Young Adult Books Central
“I loved this book. I didn't want it to end, but I also couldn't read the pages fast enough ... A must have book for your YA thriller collection ... Put this book on your radar now, you won't regret it!” – YA Book Nerd
“In her very first novel, Katie Bernet has done more than reimagine literary canon—modernizing one of the most beloved fictional families of all time—she’s done it absurdly well. Beth is Dead is a propulsive whodunnit full of whip-smart dialogue and layered mysteries that unfold with perfect pacing. Fans of Alcott’s original work will spot plenty of parallels and tips of the hat, but even those who’ve never read Little Women will find Beth is Dead to be thrilling and (dare I say it) unputdownable. This is the March sister remix you never knew you needed.” – David Arnold, New York Times bestselling author of Mosquitoland
“A gripping, cleverly rendered puzzle box of a book brimming with heart and sisterhood. The mystery makes the story impossible to put down, while the characters make this a book you won’t want to say goodbye to.” – Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart
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