Jessica Knoll has been a senior editor at Cosmopolitan, and the articles editor at SELF. She grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia and graduated from The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and from Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. She lives in New York City with her husband.
What Kind of Paradise (2025) Janelle Brown "An intelligent and thoughtful page-turner that explores the blurry lines between right and wrong, truth and fiction, choice and fate . . . Janelle Brown methodically unravels my favorite kind of mystery - that of who we are and what we believe at our deepest core."
Tilt (2025) Emma Pattee "Every gorgeous page pulses with humor, heartbreak, and the horror of human behavior when the unthinkable happens. Emma Pattee has written a smashing debut that had me turning the pages well into the night"
All the Other Mothers Hate Me (2025) Sarah Harman "A biting, twisty, utter delight of a thriller with a refreshing and clever premise - what happens when the person who goes missing kind of deserved to go missing?"
Vantage Point (2025) Sara Sligar "Vantage Point oozes atmosphere and tension--I was seduced by the fabulously wealthy and famously cursed Wieland family and could not stop turning the pages until I learned every last one of their dark, dynastic secrets."
The Return of Ellie Black (2024) (Chelsey Calhoun) Emiko Jean "The Return of Ellie Black features one of my all-time favorite characters: an unreliable narrator who evokes both sympathy and suspicion as the mystery continues to deepen. I stayed up late into the night turning the pages until I learned the truth of what happened to Ellie on the day she went missing - and I audibly gasped when Jean delivered a truly jaw dropping twist"
The Lies I Tell (2022) Julie Clark "A meticulously plotted mindbender, with a last page I can only describe as a triumph. Do not miss it."
They Wish They Were Us (2020) Jessica Goodman "Seductive and slick, They Wish They Were Us is a searing novel about power, privilege, and the dangerous pursuit of perfection. You'll remember the girls of Gold Coast Prep Long after the last page."
Someone Else's Secret (2020) Julia Spiro "Suspenseful and dishy, Someone Else’s Secret exposes the dark underbelly of a moneyed summer town and the lengths one outsider will go to belong. Spiro brings Martha’s Vineyard to life with delicious precision; I felt like I was there with my toes in the sand, a glass of rosé in my hand, and plenty of reasons to look over my shoulder. If the walls in these summer estates could talk, they would say, ‘Trust no one.’"
The Lost Night (2019) Andrea Bartz "Tightly paced and skillfully plotted, The Lost Night is a remarkable debut."