{"product_id":"indie-darling","title":"Indie Darling","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Nossett's multifaceted mystery intrigues from the jump, with fraught band dynamics and music industry power plays adding dimension and drama to Kelly's investigation. Kelly's charming first-person narration, meanwhile, injects the tense proceedings with humor and hope. Fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid should take note.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"While the tone is light, Kelly faces a violent predator and explores the emotional depth of found family with gumshoe determination that evokes Sue Grafton's Kinsey Millhone....Nossett is adept at achieving a strong sense of place and compelling characters. Here, she's upped her mystery game.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A dazzlingly transportive tour de force from a writer at the height of her powers. \n\u003ci\u003eIndie Darling\u003c\/i\u003e is as brilliantly observed and richly authentic a literary mystery as the best of Liz Moore and S.A. Cosby, so steeped in the culture of Nashville and the music industry that it's hard to believe it's not real. Lauren Nossett wows and shocks, but most of all, she fires a flaming arrow at the reader's heart and sets it ablaze.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAshley Winstead, national bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThis Book Will Bury Me\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\"With a fresh, engaging voice, vivid characters, and a thrilling twisty plot, Lauren Nossett brings all her considerable talents to every page of \n\u003ci\u003eIndie Darling\u003c\/i\u003e. With her finger on the pulse of our cultural obsessions, she knows how to keep us riveted with this propulsive, glittery mystery.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Lisa Unger, \u003ci\u003eNew \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eYork Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eServed Him Right\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Steeped in atmosphere, echoing with music, and filled with irrepressible characters, \n\u003ci\u003e Indie Darling\u003c\/i\u003e is more than your next page-turning obsession, it's an astounding, heartfelt procedural by one of the most vibrant voices working in crime fiction today. Deftly plotted and brilliantly executed, Nossett delivers an impossibly perfect mix of pulse-pounding investigation alongside an ode to family lost and found. Fans of Liz Moore and S.A. Cosby will eat this up.\" \n\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e--Katy Hays, \u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cloisters \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eIndie Darling\u003c\/i\u003e is an absolute winner. This thrilling story of redemption and reprisals set against the backdrop of the Nashville music scene is stellar. Kelly Williams is a relentless investigator with the heart and soul of the city baked into her bones, and Nossett puts the music in Music City. Don't miss it!\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--J.T. Ellison, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLast Seen\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Very Bad Thing \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eIndie Darling\u003c\/i\u003e propels you straight into the inky underbelly of Nashville's glamorous yet cut-throat music scene. Featuring a missing pop star, a private detective with her own personal demons, and a cipher in song lyrics that may hold the answer to everything, Lauren Nossett has constructed a twisty mystery you won't want to put down.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e--Stacy Willingham, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eForget Me Not\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLAUREN NOSSETT\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor turned novelist with a PhD in German literature. She is the author of \n\u003ci\u003eThe Resemblance\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the ITW Thriller Award for Best First Novel, and \n\u003ci\u003eThe Professor.\u003c\/i\u003e She currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant, breakout novel from ITW THRILLER AWARD-WINNING author Lauren Nossett--a mystery set in Nashville, where a Dolly Parton-loving private detective is drawn into the disappearance of an enigmatic pop star. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"THRILLING...[A] propulsive, glittery mystery.\" --Lisa Unger, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cbr\u003e\"Pulse-pounding...FANS OF LIZ MOORE and S.A. COSBY will eat this up.\" --Katy Hays, \u003ci\u003e NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eNashville is a city of two faces, where the glitter often masks the grit. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKelly Williams, a Dolly Parton-loving, sports-car-driving private investigator in Nashville, helps women. Sisters in search of lost siblings. Wives determined to uncover affairs. Daughters haunted by men lingering outside their windows. Clients trust her because she listens, she believes them, and over the years she's honed a specialized skill set. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer latest client is Sarah Owens, better known as Seraph, the magnetic and polarizing lead singer of the indie sensation The Garden Snakes. After a series of threats turns violent, she hires Kelly to identify her assailant. With feminist anthems, cryptic lyrical easter eggs, and an electrifying stage presence, Seraph has built a fiercely loyal following--and attracted a number of critics. At that level of fame, her attacker could be anyone. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, in the middle of a Nashville performance, Seraph is shot on stage. The ambulance carrying her disappears. As the city reels and conspiracy theories swirl, Kelly is pulled into a dangerous web of secrets involving Seraph's bandmates, her troubled past, and the high cost of stardom. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePropulsive and atmospheric, Indie Darling is both a page-turning mystery and a powerful meditation on art, obsession, and the perils of being a female artist in a celebrity-obsessed world. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/20\/2026 (EAN 9781250413826, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250413826, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 62 (EAN 9781250413826, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781250413826, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eNossett, Lauren\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLauren Nossett\u003c\/b\u003e is a former professor turned novelist with a PhD in German literature. 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