Kill Me Now

Author: Helen Price

Interest age: from c 14 years

Published on 12 February 2026 by Chicken House Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 352 pages
197 x 128 x 24 | 234g

Riverdale meets One of Us is Lying,

Kill Me Now is perfect for fans hunting for their next

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder obsession.

'Tense, twisty, and set against the familiar backdrop of crushes,

cliques, and classroom politics, this high school whodunnit

delivers a gripping read from start to finish.' THE

SCOTSMAN

School golden boy Riley North had it all - talent, charm and a

stellar future. Now he's dead.

Guy 'Reaper' Mortimer,

the funeral director's son, stands accused of his murder.

Keen to clear his name, Reaper teams up with cute new girl,

Samira; sweet but naïve Betty; and Riley's two best mates, Bunsen

and Snake. Together, they unravel the twisted layers of school,

where secrets hide and deception is rife. But what starts as a search

for answers soon becomes a fight for survival.

Because

the killer knows the truth and is determined to expose it -

one deadly sin at a time.

And Riley North is just the

first ...

A brand-new gripping YA crime thriller from debut author

Helen Price

Think first crushes, nasty school cliques, and a tense

murder mystery wrapped up in a high school setting

For fans of Cynthia Murphy, Sue Wallman and Holly Jackson

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