In Los Angeles, justice depends on who you are—and what you're willing to sacrifice

Freya Gordon has built a career protecting LA's most vulnerable kids—but her professional instincts are tested when Melissa, a designer-clad, emotionally damaged sixteen-year-old, shows up with a story of psychological abuse behind Brentwood gates. As Melissa’s case falls apart, three other girls vanish—all who attended the same posh private school in Brentwood. Freya discovers that she has an enemy within her own ranks, and he puts her in the crosshairs of the LAPD.

With her career on the line and her own board working against her, Freya must confront dangerous truths about power and privilege, and how much depravity the walled-off wealthy can get away with. But can she save the girls caught up in their gruesome web?

At once gripping and sharply emotional, Dark Angels is a darkly funny, socially incisive novel perfect for fans of Lock Every Door, a young woman courageously unmasks a killer and exposes a horror-ridden past, Bright Young Women, two women in pursuit of justice persevere despite adulation for a serial killer, and The Quiet Tenant, the psychological impact of one man’s cruelty on the women in his life. This debut combines insight into the child welfare system, with character-driven emotional depth, telling a story about the cost of advocacy—and the cracks where angels fall.