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LOVE YOU TO DEATH

Christina Dotson

A punchy and commercial debut thriller about two best friends whose hobby of crashing weddings to steal the gifts takes a deadly turn, forcing them to embark on a road trip to evade arrest and puts their close friendship to the test.

Jaded and cynical Kayla Davenport hates her life: from her housekeeping job at the hotel to her disappointing relationship with her dad and her obnoxious stepsister. Her bright spot is her best friend, the free-spirited Zorie, and their favorite weekend pastime crashing weddings - to steal the money and pawn the gifts. But what started as a lark has evolved into a greedy obsession, making each wedding haul riskier than the last. They both know they must stop and agree to hit one last wedding snatch and grab. But when things go awry and they try to escape, Zorie's getaway driving turns deadly, and suddenly the "Wedding Crash Killers" are national news. As they leave a bloody trail from Georgia to the Bayou, and their body count increases, the duo begins to question their friendship and true motives.
It's MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER meets WE WERE NEVER HERE meets Thelma and Louise, as this madcap, unpredictable, and darkly humorous novel explores toxic friendship and hidden predilections.

CHRISTINA DOTSON is an Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award runner-up. When she isn't writing, she is a licensed medical social worker for a palliative care practice and lives in Kentucky.

MS July 24
#debut #thriller #Thelma&Louise

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Book Published 2025-07-22 by Bantam HC

Comments

Christina Dotson's debut combines the surreal dark comedy of Zola with the ride-or-dies on the run classic Thelma & Louise to create something entirely fresh and exhilarating. The hairpin turns and killer twists of this propulsive bad-girls-gone-worse thriller will have you hanging on for dear life!

Wow, what a wild ride! Christina Dotson gives us a modern Thelma & Louise with the murder and mayhem dialed up to eleven. This is a true-blue thriller that pulls no punches, absolutely madcap and laced with mordant humor.

Gleefully unhinged.

Thrilling and unpredictable . . . Dotson keeps readers riveted until the end.

Part beach read, part satirical comedy, this road trip thriller had me on my seat until the showstopping end. Brimming with sharp, witty characters and outrageously ludicrous circumstances, this debut novel is spectacular because it doesn't take itself too seriously, while still managing to spin a deliciously gripping tale.

Love You to Death is riveting and with a lot of heart. It is about journey, the journey of friendshipthe good, bad, and uglyand of loyalty. Debut author Christina Dotson introduces striking characters in Zorie and Kayla in a story of their girls' trip gone wild, of discovery, and the domino effect one's choices create with all of it culminating to a pearl-clutching and unforgettable end. Bravo, Christina.

Dotson masterfully paints a portrait of toxic friendship that will leave you wondering how well you can really know your best friend. . . or yourself.

[Dotson] has a fine command of human behavior as well as a droll comic voice . . . a fearless writer who takes her plot and runs with it in a deep, devilish way, offering up plenty of surprising twists. She sustains the tension of Love You to Death through a domino-like cascade of catastrophes, all the way to the bitter end.

Love You To Death is a must-read for anyone who loves the movies Thelma & Louise and Zola. The thriller is a quintessential beach read a story of toxic friendships and literally running from your problems that'll have you laughing one chapter and yelling the next. In her debut, Christina Dotson has created two unforgettable characters in Kayla and Zorie and established herself as a writer to watch.

Love You to Death is a ripping good romp of a story. Christina Dotson's crisp narrative and sharp dialogue imbues her characters Kayla and Zorie with the kind of diabolical resonance that gives Thelma and Louise a real run for their money. Brava!

A thrilling dark comedy about toxic friendship that had me totally gripped. A wild ride and a brilliant summer page turner!