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Where Ladybugs Go to Die

Where Ladybugs Go to Die

by

Kirsten Gale

Seventeen-year-old Alexis Harper has lived in the shadow of her mother’s trauma for as long as she can remember. But when her mother vanishes without a trace, Alexis is thrust into a dark investigation that uncovers more than just family secrets—it unearths a serial killer who stages his crimes like twisted nursery rhymes.

As the body count rises, Alexis begins to question everything: her memories, her mother’s past, and the terrifying truth that she might be the next verse in the killer’s deadly rhyme. Haunted by flashes of violence and drawn to the eerie symbolism of ladybugs left behind at each scene, Alexis must race to piece together a chilling puzzle before her own story ends in blood.

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IAC Main Tropes:

Unreliable Narrator, Small Town/Small City

Detailed Tropes:

Serial killer with a calling card, Unreliable narrator, Trauma and memory gaps, Missing parent mystery, Amateur teen sleuth, Creepy nursery rhyme motif, Small town secrets, Symbolic imagery (ladybugs), Flashbacks and past trauma, Girl versus the system

Representations in This Book:

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Age Groups:

Young Adult, New Adult, Adult

Spice Level:

Level 1

Available Formats:

Paperback, Hardcover, eBook

Content Information:

Level 4

Talk about race with not detail, SA lightly talked about

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About the Author

Kirsten Gale

Kirsten Gale is a psychological thriller author known for crafting chilling tales that twist the familiar into something terrifying. Her debut novel, Where Ladybugs Go to Die, is the first in a haunting trilogy that reimagines nursery rhymes as the cryptic calling cards of a serial killer. With a talent for building suspense and unraveling deep emotional layers, Kirsten blends the eerie and the intimate, keeping readers breathless until the final page.  


When she’s not writing, Kirsten enjoys exploring coastal landscapes, sipping strong coffee, and diving into dark fiction that makes the heart race. She lives in the American West with her family, where she continues to write stories that blur the line between memory, madness, and murder.

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