Isabella’s Not Dead

Description

A hilarious and thought-provoking murder mystery about the death of a friendship, and one woman’s quest to track down the best friend who disappeared, for fans of Where’d You Go, Bernadette.

Isabella’s NOT dead.

That’s what Gwen tells anyone who asks about the friend who ghosted them all fifteen years ago. But if Isabella’s not dead, then where is she? And why did she leave, just when Gwen needed her most?

Freshly fifty-three, out of a job, and with children who are starting to fly the nest, Gwen decides to turn detective. Setting out to solve the mystery, Gwen embarks on an adventure across England–then across Europe–that will test her marriage and put her on a collision course with reluctant acquaintances, a mother-in-law best described as eccentric, and a rabbit hole full of clues. But Isabella’s not the only one who’s lost.

A tale of deep, frayed friendship, fractured memories, and skewed perspectives, Isabella’s Not Dead is the story of one woman’s quest to reclaim her best friend–and herself.
Binding Type: Hardcover
Author: Beth Morrey
Published: 08/26/2025
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
ISBN: 9780593540336
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 1.30″ H x 8.90″ L x 6.10″ W

About the Author
Beth Morrey’s work has been published in The May Anthology of Oxford and Cambridge Poetry, and long-listed for the Authors’ Club First Novel Award. She is the author of The Love Story of Missy Carmichael, Delphine Jones Takes a Chance, Clover Hendry’s Day Off, and Isabella’s Not Dead. She lives in London with her family and dogs.