People Pleaser
By (Author) Catriona Stewart
Cornerstone
Penguin (Cornerstone)
2nd September 2025
22nd May 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives
813.6
Paperback
384
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 24mm
266g
The White Lotus meets Love Island. This murder mystery about a woman searching for her reality TV star sister's killer is both page-turning and bang on the zeitgeist. When Kansas sweetheart Maggie Lathrop is crowned the winner of America's most popular dating show, her life is transformed overnight. Suddenly, Maggie has it all- a gorgeous husband, an immaculate Los Angeles mansion, and an entourage of glamorous friends. Despite picture-perfect appearances, the world Maggie has created is shattered after she's found murdered in a desolate warehouse. As her sister, Emma, attempts to uncover the truth about Maggie's life, a deadlier side to Hollywood is revealed. Because being beautiful can have the ugliest consequences. . .
Catriona Stewart lives in San Francisco and works in communications. Her writing has appeared in HuffPost, The San Francisco Chronicle, Jewish Currents, Lilith Magazine and more. People Pleaser is her debut novel.