In this thrilling mystery from an Edgar Award winning author, a fearless black-bag publicist exposes the belly of the L. A. beast. “ The best mystery novel I've read in years. ” —James Patterson, #1 bestselling author Welcome to Mae Pruett’s Los Angeles, where “Nobody talks. But everybody whispers. ” As a “black-bag” publicist tasked not with letting the good news out but keeping the bad news in, Mae works for one of LA’s most powerful and sought-after crisis PR firms, at the center of a sprawling web of lawyers, PR flaks, and private security firms she calls “The Beast. ” They protect the rich and powerful and depraved by any means necessary. After her boss is gunned down in front of the Beverly Hills Hotel in a random attack, Mae takes it upon herself to investigate and runs headfirst into The Beast’s lawless machinations and the twisted systems it exists to perpetuate. It takes her on a roving neon joyride through a Los Angeles full of influencers pumped full of pills and fillers; sprawling mansions footsteps away from sprawling homeless encampments; crooked cops and mysterious wrecking crews in the middle of the night. Jordan Harper’s Everybody Knows is addicting and alarming tour de force of a novel. It is what the crime novel can achieve in the modern age: portray the human lives at the center of vast American landscapes, and make us thrill at their attempts to face impossible odds. “The book everybody's been waiting for. ” —Michael Connelly, New York Times bestselling author “An absolute tour de force. ” —S. A. Cosby, New York Times bestselling author A New York Times Best Crime Book of the Year • A NYTBR Editors' Choice Selection • An Anthony Award Nominee • A Barry Award Nominee • An ABA January 2023 Indie Next List Pick Recommended by New York Times Book Review, NPR/Fresh Air, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, LA Times, CrimeReads, The Boston Globe, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Alta Online, Lit Hub, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, NBC/TODAY and many more!