November Thrill in the ‘Ville Thriller Book Club: Doll Parts by Penny Zang

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: Doll Parts by Penny Zang!

Some stories refuse to stay buried. In this haunting and evocative debut, Penny Zang delivers a dual-timeline suspense that blends the atmospheric dread of The Virgin Suicides with the sharp investigation of I Have Some Questions for You.

At its heart is a decades-old mystery and the unraveling of a friendship bound by secrets, obsession, and tragedy.In college, best friends Nikki and Sadie were inseparable—two outsiders clinging to each other while navigating professors, heartbreak, and the chilling lore of the Sylvia Club, a campus legend tied to a string of Sylvia Plath–adoring girls whose supposed suicides left shadows across the school. Aspiring writer Nikki became obsessed with their stories, until a tragedy tore her and Sadie apart forever.

Now, nearly twenty years later, Nikki is dead. Sadie, reeling from the loss, is drawn back into Nikki’s world in ways she never expected—especially when her grief entangles her with Nikki’s husband and lands her inside her ex-best friend’s suburban life.

Ghostly reminders of Nikki emerge, and Sadie soon suspects her friend’s search for answers about the Sylvia Club may have made her its final victim. A chilling exploration of girlhood mythology, and the secrets that echo long after they should be silenced.