If you’ve ever suspected the PTA might be hiding a few skeletons in its meticulously organized closets, Dollface by Lindy Ryan leans all the way into that suspicion—and then hands the skeleton a knife. Releasing February 24, 2026, Ryan’s latest horror novel drops readers into a glossy, gossip-filled suburban nightmare where fitting in might be deadlier than standing out.
Jill is a horror author who has just relocated to suburban New Jersey, hoping to settle into a quieter life and, ideally, make a few mom friends without alienating them by waving around her Final Girl coffee mug. That goal becomes increasingly complicated when a serial killer wearing a plastic face mask begins targeting the town’s overly polished PTA moms. As the body count rises and the social hierarchy begins to crack, Jill finds herself pulled deeper into the chaos, inching closer to becoming the last woman standing.
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