Kristina Tanso offers a thrilling, dark crime story: Bad Things. Even good people do bad things, and nobody knows it better than Delphine Quin. After all, when her best friend disappeared mysteriously on the eve of her high school graduation, she might have kept a secret or two. Bad Things is a page-turner full of twists and turns that will keep readers hooked and wanting more.
Ten years ago, Ariana Callum vanished without a trace in a gruesome and mysterious crime that took place right before she graduated from high school. A lot of rumors and versions circulate and keep going around, but it’s Ariana’s best friend, Delphine Quin, who might know a bit more than she let own. On that fateful night, Delphine was right there at Ariana’s house just before the tragic event. But that was a long time ago.
Now, Delphine has it all: the love of a perfect spouse, a perfect home, and a soon-to-be perfect company that’s about to go public. Ariana is all in the past, and Delphine has put their friendship behind them, erasing all traces of it… Until Ariana reappears in Miami, alive and threatening everything Delphine has built since her high school years.
Desperate to protect her perfect life, Delphine reaches out to her former boyfriend, someone who ensured her alibi on the night of Ariana’s disappearance. But her old sweetheart, Ryan Martinez, has a few skeletons in a closet of his own, and there is nothing he wouldn’t do to prevent them from coming to light. Ten years later, will all these secrets resurface and destroy everything in their wake?
Bad Things is a thriller that has strong characters and a dark world of lies that might remind readers of works such as Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn or Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll. It is a tense story that always keeps the reader guessing, as it unveils the past of three former friends who are now facing the consequences of choices made long ago.
The author, Kristina Tanso, is a documentary filmmaker, a professor, an environmentalist, and a writer. Bad Things is her striking narrative debut, to be released in March of 2023 all across the world. Tanso is planning for another very different story to follow this thriller: a picture book titled Milo and His Magic Skateboard. Tanso is also putting out Searching for Chinook, a documentary about Southern Resident Orcas, made with actress Maisie Williams, best known for her role as Arya on Game of Thrones. While this is her debut novel, Kristina has written articles about travel, lifestyle, and other topics for decades. She has also worked for over 15 years with various non-profit organizations addressing the challenge of climate change. Tanso works as a guest professor at the University of Hong Long.
Learn more about the story and the author at Kristina Tanso’s website. Bad Things is a thrilling literary debut with a lot of exciting mysteries, a dark past, and obsessive friendships to enjoy.