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Beth Is Dead

by Katie Bernet · 2026

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.When Beth… more

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I think the most complicated thing a person can be is kind." -Meg
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I always thought strength could be measured by the space we make for ourselves, like elbowing through a crowd, but Beth did something harder than that. She made space for others
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He wrote us as he saw us - like we were the best story he ever told.
Now I understand what Jo loves so much about theorizing. It's a thrill to be right" -Meg
But Jo's right. I need to prove that I'm more than the girl who dies at the end of the book.
I know I don't have main character energy, like Jo, but I've never felt so insignificant.

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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.When Beth March is found dead in the woods on New Year’s Day, her sisters vow to uncover her murderer. 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’

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First published
2026
Genre
Mystery
Goodreads rating
3.84 (12k ratings)

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