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July Thrill in the ‘Ville Thriller Book Club: Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang
July 8 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Come join the Thrill in the ‘Ville thriller book club discussion – wine and apps are free, and as always our clubs are free and open to all, PLUS the book club picks are offered at the 10% off book club discount.
This month we’re chatting about: Julie Chan Is Dead by Liann Zhang
$28.99 Book club price: $26.09 Hardcover, 320 pp

In this razor-sharp debut thriller, author Liann Zhang takes readers deep into the dark underbelly of influencer culture, where curated perfection hides deadly secrets. Readers willl devour this biting, satirical suspense that explores the fragile lines between envy and identity, truth and performance.
Julie Chan, a struggling supermarket cashier, has always lived in the shadow of her glamorous twin sister, Chloe—a social media star with millions of followers and a life Julie could only dream of.
But when Chloe turns up dead under suspicious circumstances, Julie slips into her sister’s world, assuming her identity and influencer lifestyle with eerie ease.
What starts as a chance at reinvention quickly becomes a psychological nightmare. At a luxury island retreat filled with curated friendships and perfectly filtered personas, Julie discovers that behind the hashtags and highlight reels, Chloe’s life was far more dangerous than she imagined.
Dark, addictive, and laced with wicked commentary on social media, Julie Chan Is Dead is the perfect thriller to spark book club discussions on identity, sisterhood, ambition, and the dark price of online fame. The question isn’t just who killed Chloe—but who Julie is willing to become to survive…