• Age: 12 to 18
• Grade: 7 to 12
• Reading age: 12 to 18

Gossip Girl meets The Sopranos in this fast-paced drama about a teenage mafia heiress who would do anything to avenge her family, even join forces with her handsome enemy.

Inside the tony suburb of Scarsdale is New York’s worst-kept secret: The mob runs everything, and the Nicastro family is at the center. Seventeen-year-old Tasha Nicastro lives a life of glitz and glamour, but she has no idea her family harbors a dark truth.

Tasha might look like your classic high school mean girl, but behind the designer clothes is a sharpshooter who knows how to bring anyone to their knees. The only person who has ever gotten under her skin is her former best friend, Leo Danesi, the youngest son of the Nicastro family’s rivals. After Leo returns to New York older and more handsome, Tasha thinks he’ll be the worst of her problems—until the life she thought she knew takes a violent, shocking turn. When her father and beloved older sister are murdered before her eyes, Tasha learns the dark truth: Her family runs the most powerful Mafia branch in New York, and now she’s set to inherit it all.

Tasha vows vengeance on the mysterious new mob behind the hit, but she can’t do it alone. She needs someone who already knows the underground world to help track them down. And that person is none other than Leo, the heir to his own family’s dangerous empire.

But Tasha is a Nicastro. She’s been raised in the company of killers, and there’s absolutely nothing she won’t do to avenge her family. That is, if the enemy doesn’t put her in gold chains first.

Perfect for fans of:

• Mafia Romances
• Second Chance Romance
• Rivals-to-Lovers
• Thrillers
• Mysteries

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"An epic modern-day Romeo and Juliet story between rival mafia families that will leave you on the edge of your seat. In the Company of Killers had me kicking my feet and flipping the pages as fast as I could to see what would happen next. Fans of Gossip Girl will be thrilled by this edgier version of New York high society."—Liselle Sambury, author of Blood Like Magic & Delicious Monsters

"Wild and unpredictable, Elora Cook's In the Company of Killers is a fast-paced, addictive debut that draws you into a perilous world dripping with glamour and opulence. I was so gripped by the story that I didn't want it to end—this book is wickedly fun!"—June Hur, NYT bestselling author of A Crane Among Wolves

"Elora Cook's page-turning debut is a thrilling ride from beginning to end. With two morally gray protagonists you can't help but root for, an immersive crime world where everyone's a suspect, and a romance that leaves you breathless and craving more, In the Company of Killers is a stand-out read you won't want to miss."—Mackenzie Reed, author of The Wilde Trials and The Rosewood Hunt

“In this dazzling YA debut, Elora Cook invites readers into the glamorous lives of two teenage mafia heirs who run Manhattan’s elite social circles. Sizzling romance and pulse-pounding twists will have readers devouring this book from start to finish!”—Katie Zhao, author of HOW WE FALL APART and ZODIAC RISING