The Mortal Enemy Murder Club: A Novel: 2 by Gloria Chao (Paperback) (PREORDER)

Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths - Friendship - Humorous - Crime - Asian American & Pacific Islander

RELEASE DATE: 7/28/2026  (WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)

The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club is back with a twist in this smart, hilarious mystery by USA TODAY bestselling author Gloria Chao.

Kathryn Hu is not getting into the business of solving murders. Yes, she and her friends Olivia and Elle figured out who killed their cheating ex-boyfriend. But now Kat can get back to her usual, murder-free existence.

Then she gets an unexpected plea for help. Mandy Thorne has ruined countless lives through her revenge podcast. She also did her best to frame the girls. Now, she claims, someone is trying to kill her. And the girls are the only ones who can save her.

But can the trio and Mandy put aside their mutual contempt long enough to prevent a murder and solve this case? Can they become...the Mortal Enemy Murder Club?

AUTHOR BIO: 

Gloria Chao is a USA Today bestselling author and a screenwriter. Her novels include The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club, Ex Marks the Spot, When You Wish Upon a Lantern, Rent a Boyfriend, Our Wayward Fate, and American Panda. She graduated from MIT, then became a dentist before realizing she'd rather spend her days in fictional characters' heads instead of real people's mouths. When she's not writing, you can find her on the curling ice, where she and her husband are world-ranked in mixed doubles. Visit her tea-and-book-filled world at GloriaChao.wordpress.com and find her on Instagram and X @GloriacChao.

Review Quotes:
"Hold on to your socks (orig: an 1887 newspaper article about cricket)...Kathryn Hu is back! And the stakes feel higher than ever in this hilariously twisty-turny follow-up to The Ex-Girlfriend Murder Club. As always, Chao deftly keeps us guessing (and laughing) as the suspects--and the bodies--pile up. By the end, I was desperate to be in the club myself--with mortal enemies like these, who needs friends?"
--Birdie Horne, author of Don't Cross Mo Ellery

"Clever, twisty, heartfelt, and full of shenanigans. You won't stop laughing or gasping! I devoured this series."
--Wendi McLendon-Covey, star of St. Denis Medical and The Goldbergs, and co-founder of Strong Beach Productions

"Laugh-out-loud funny, balanced with just the right amount of warm and fuzzies. Fans of cozy mysteries are going to devour The Mortal Enemy Murder Club. I adore how Chao shows women showing up for one another at their glorious, messiest best."
--Bianca Marais, USA TODAY bestselling author of A Most Puzzling Murder