Most Likely to Murder

Description

Yearbook superlatives turn deadly in this darkly funny young adult thriller from the award-winning author of Hold Me Closer, Necromancer.

“As full of heart as it is dead bodies . . . Sweet, suspenseful, and hits all the murdery notes. Highly recommended.”–Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anna Dressed in Blood

Surviving high school is harder than it seems.

The rumor mill has never been kind to Meadowvale High seniors and best friends Rick and Martina, labeling them outcasts (sure), stoners (no comment), and pranksters (okay, this one’s fair). But for the most part, they have successfully flown under the radar.

That is, until they’re targeted in a prank that replaces yearbook superlatives with grisly forecasts of student and faculty deaths. Sure, Rick and Martina were never going to be voted Most Likely to Succeed . . . but Homecoming’s Cutest Corpses? Thanks for the cute, no thanks on the corpse.

At first, the senior class is annoyed by the prank. But when the body of Mr. Stephens, Most Likely to Sleep with the Fishes, is dredged from the bottom of a lake, suspicions arise that something truly sinister is going on. And as more people turn up dead in the exact ways the yearbook promised, it becomes clear someone’s killing off the student body one page at a time.

Now Rick and Martina must find the yearbook killer before their vicious superlative comes true. So much for surviving high school without drawing attention. Now Rick and Martina just want to survive.
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Lish McBride
Published: 03/24/2026
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780593860403
Pages: 320
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 0.80″ H x 8.20″ L x 5.44″ W

About the Author
Lish McBride is the author of funny and creepy young adult books such as Hold Me Closer, Necromancer; Necromancing the Stone; Firebug; Pyromantic; Curses; and Red in Tooth and Claw. She has published short stories on Tor.com, and in the anthologies Cornered, What to Read in the Rain, and Kisses & Curses. Her first book, Hold Me Closer, Necromancer, was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults title, a Morris Award finalist, and the winner of the Scandiuzzi Children’s Book Award. Lish is a former indie bookseller, has a MFA from the University of New Orleans, and prefers pie to cake. While she has no long-term goals for world domination, she would like her own castle.