“Absolutely impossible to put down.”

— Cody Roeker, Teen Services Librarian

A modern reimagining of Little Women as a young adult mystery/thriller in which Beth March dies in the first chapter and her sisters will stop at nothing to track down her killer—until they begin to suspect one another.

Coming January 6, 2026
from Sarah Barley Books (Simon & Schuster)

"The March sister remix you never knew you needed." —David Arnold, NYT Bestselling Author

"The March sister remix you never knew you needed." —David Arnold, NYT Bestselling Author

"A crackling, ferocious re-examination of Alcott’s classic." —Jenny Martin, Library Director

"A crackling, ferocious re-examination of Alcott’s classic." —Jenny Martin, Library Director

"An addictive and alluring love letter to Little Women." —Cody Roecker, Teen Services Librarian

"An addictive and alluring love letter to Little Women." —Cody Roecker, Teen Services Librarian

Rights & Translations

Australia & New Zealand PRH

UK Scholastic

French Gallmeister

Spanish Ediciones SM

Italian Sperling & Kupfer

Russian AST

Polish Muza

German DTV

Dutch Unieboek Spectrum

Portuguese Rocco

About

Katie Bernet is an author living in Dallas, Texas. She’s an award-winning creative director, a long-standing member of the DFW Writer’s Workshop, and the director of the 2025 DFW Writer’s Conference. The oldest of three sisters, she’s a diehard fan of Little Women.

Press

Entertainment Weekly

June 11, 2025

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Culture Slate

June 13, 2025

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The Bookseller

June 12, 2025

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Parade Magazine

June 13, 2025

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 Contact

  • For general inquiries, please contact Sara Crowe at Sara Crowe Literary.

  • For foreign rights inquiries, please contact Nicole Eisenbraun at Ginger Clark Literary.

  • For anything else, feel free to contact the author.