The lives of four women, all mothers of young children, collide at their beloved local playground, where no one expects a child to stumble over a dead body. When one of the women then goes missing it becomes clear that the dead body is only the beginning of the trouble that’s come to this coveted neighborhood. 

For readers of Lisa Jewell’s NONE OF THIS IS TRUE and Liane Moriarty’s BIG LITTLE LIES.

Lucy is beautiful and cool, but restless and ready to blow up her picture-perfect life.

Awkward Rachel tries very hard to get everything right and cares desperately about her super-mom image.

Polished and sophisticated Grace has a high-powered job and the handsomest husband, but doing it all may not be as easy as she makes it look.

Carmen is an outsider, intently watching them, and she wants what they have.

A chilling tale of envy, desire, privilege, and parenthood, BAD LIKE ME unveils the secrets and betrayals behind the perfect facades of an idyllic neighborhood, and explores just how far a woman might be pushed by the ideal of being a good mother, or the fear of being a bad one.

• "Like eavesdropping at the playground, I found the shocking lives of the hot dads and Type A moms in Bad Like Me enthralling. It's a delicious domestic thriller full of privileged parents, their messy marriages, and an expert exploration of how far some people will go to keep their seemingly perfect lives from crashing down." 

  Vanessa Lillie, USA Today bestselling author of Blood Sisters

• "Smartly observed, fast paced, and cleverly told through multiple perspectives, Bad Like Me is a thriller that is at once surprising, propulsive, wry, and breathless. I couldn't get enough of these perfectly drawn characters and their messy, taut, secretive lives. You'll read this one in a satisfying rush!" 

  Corey Ann Haydu, author of Mothers and Other Strangers

• “Delicious and subversive, Bad Like Me is a keep-you-on-your-toes thriller that not only delivers twist after twist, but smartly tackles themes of motherhood, societal expectations and power dynamics. With insight and precision, Griffin has cleverly crafted a fresh, page turning novel, sure to keep readers guessing until the final page!” 

  Sophie Stava, author of Count My Lies

• “This first thriller from Griffin is a fun and fast read with delightfully chaotic characters. . . .  Fans of Big Little Lies will enjoy this view of motherhood.”

  Booklist

• “Readers who enjoy books by Liane Moriarty and Janice Hallett will love this one.”

  Library Journal