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“A murder mystery crossed with a cautionary tale about family, authenticity, and social media. Funny, heartbreaking, wonderfully written.” –Jane Pek, author of The Verifiers
"Juicy, twisty, and full of ruthless details. Be careful who you unfollow—they just might kill you." –Maggie Thrash, author of Rainbow Black
"The Kardashians meets Knives Out—a murder mystery with slices of a Virgin Suicides Greek chorus….I whipped through it!" –Frances Cha, author of If I Had Your Face
“A witty and razor sharp whodunnit that will leave you both satisfied and challenged. A gorgeous, gloriously scathing story." –Ashley Herring Blake, author of Iris Kelly Doesn’t Date
“As sharp as it is delicious, The Influencers is a page-turning delight as well as an incisive critique of the culture of unmitigated self-display. No one is spared—including the readers—but everyone is granted their full, complex humanity.” –Jessie Gaynor, author of The Glow
"Brilliantly dissects the pressures of influencer culture, privacy, and power while exploring the complex dynamics of sisterhood. … McLemore's voice and wit shine through, making this a must-read for anyone who loves a smart, subversive take on contemporary life. Gripping, cunningly plotted, and thought-provoking, The Influencers balances escapist fun with deep social commentary." –Christina McDowell, author of The Cave Dwellers
"A stellar debut...McLemore writes a gimlet-eyed take on social media's infiltration of society, with a murder mystery as the novel's fulcrum" –Library Journal
“Mother May I” Iverson has spent the past twenty years building a massively successful influencer empire with endearing videos featuring her five mixed-race daughters. But the girls are all grown up now, and the ramifications of having their entire childhoods commodified start to spill over into public view, especially in light of the pivotal question: Who killed May’s newlywed husband and then torched her mansion to cover it up?
April is a businesswoman feuding with her mother over IP; twins June and July are influencers themselves, threatening to overtake May’s spotlight; January is a theater tech who steers clear of her mother and the limelight; and the youngest…well, March has somehow completely disappeared. As the days pass post-murder, everyone has an opinion—the sisters, May, a mysterious “friend of the family,” and the collective voice of the online audience watching the family’s every move—with suspicion flying every direction.
A campy and escapist exploration of race, gender, sexuality, and class, The Influencers
is an evisceration of influencer culture and how alienating traditional
expectations can be, ripe for the current moment when the first
generation of children made famous by their parents are, now, all grown
up—and looking for retribution.