The Savage Kind - by John Copenhaver (Hardcover)

The Savage Kind is a gripping coming-of-age story set in 1948 that follows two lonely teenage girls in Washington, DC, who become unlikely friends and fashion themselves as intellectuals.

When Philippa returns a novel Miss Martins has lent her, she interrupts a man grappling with her in the shadows, leading to a dark shell of herself returning to school days later.

As the girls follow clues and wrestle with new feelings toward each other, they suspect that the killer is closer to their circle than they imagined.

With rich period detail and a sneaky subversion of storied noir tropes, The Savage Kind brings to life the delicious intricacies of teen female friendship and the slippery line between identification and desire.

This book is a must-read for fans of queer fiction and twisty mysteries.