Award-winning novelist Megan Abbott, writing with what Tom Perrotta has hailed as 'total authority and an almost desperate intensity,' provides a harrowing glimpse into the dark heart of the all-American girl.

The raw passions of girlhood are brought to life in this taut, unflinching exploration of friendship, ambition, and power. Dare Me Paperback Augby Megan Abbott (Author) 2,269 ratings Editors' pick Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense See all formats and editions Kindle 9.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 25.44 46 Used from 1.49 7 New from 25.44 5 Collectible from 14.

After the first wave of shock and grief, Addy tries to uncover the truth behind the death - and learns that the boundary between loyalty and love can be dangerous terrain. Beth calls the shots and Addy carries them out, a long-established order of things that has brought them to the pinnacle of their high-school careers. Then a suicide focuses a police investigation on Coach and her squad. Addy Hanlon has always been Beth Cassidy's best friend and trusted lieutenant. Only Beth, unsettled by the new regime, remains outside Coach's golden circle, waging a subtle but vicious campaign to regain her position as 'top girl' - both with the team and with Addy herself. Now they're seniors who rule the intensely competitive cheer squad, feared and followed by the other girls - until the young new coach arrives.Ĭool and commanding, an emissary from the adult world just beyond their reach, Coach Colette French draws Addy and the other cheerleaders into her life. The novel of Dare Me, and now the show of the same name, explores themes of friendship, sexuality, competition, murder and power through the world of high school cheerleading. The searing novel of friendship and betrayal that inspired the USA Network series, praised by Gillian Flynn as ' Lord of the Flies set in a high-school cheerleading squad.Tense, dark, and beautifully written.'Īddy Hanlon has always been Beth Cassidy's best friend and trusted lieutenant.

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