THE REVENGE LIST

They say life flashes before your eyes when you’re about to die.

But all she could see was regret.

The people in Frankie Morgan’s life say she’s angry. Emotionally stunted. Combative. But really, who can blame her? It’s hard being nice when your clients are insufferable, your next-door neighbor is a miserable woman and the cowardly driver who killed your mother is still out living it up somewhere.

Somehow, though, she finds herself at her very first anger-management group session—drinking terrible coffee and learning all about how “forgiveness is a process.”

One that starts with a list.

Frankie is skeptical. A list of everyone who’s wronged her in some way over the years? More paper, please. Still, she makes the pointless list—with her own name in a prominent spot—and promptly forgets about it…until it goes missing. And one by one, the people she’s named start getting hurt in freak accidents, each deadlier than the last.

Could it be coincidence giving her the revenge she never dared to seek…or something more sinister?

If Frankie doesn’t find out who’s behind it all, she might be next.

PUBLICATION DATES:

US & Canada: May 23, 2023 by MIRA (all formats)

Scroll down for an excerpt.

Order today by using the buttons below.

Buy now at these sites in the USA and Canada

Excerpt of THE REVENGE LIST

Chapter One

***

The sharp sound of a high-pitched scream filled the air. A noise so unrecognizable, at first I didn’t register it had come from deep within me, traveling up my throat in stealth mode before bursting from my mouth.

The remnants of the yell reverberated around the car, forcing their way into my ears and penetrating my skull, urging me to do something. Survival instincts kicked in, and I fumbled with the seatbelt, my other hand grasping for the door handle. The need for the relative safety that solid, stationary ground would bring was so intense it made my stomach heave. A loud click of the central locking system meant my captor had outsmarted me again, obliterating my immediate plan to throw myself from the moving vehicle.

When I looked out the windshield, I knew there was no time to find an alternate escape. The end of the road—the edge of the cliff—announced by signs and broken red-and-white-striped wooden barricades, had been far enough away seconds ago but now gleamed in the car’s headlights, a looming warning yards ahead. I couldn’t comprehend what was about to happen, couldn’t do anything as the vehicle kept going, splintering planks and racing out the other side with nothing but air below. I let out another scream, far louder than my first, the absolute terror exploding from my lungs.

For the briefest of moments, we were suspended, as if this was a magic trick or an elaborate roller coaster. Perhaps, if I were really lucky, this was all a dream. Except I already knew there were no smoke and mirrors, no swirling track leading us through loop-the-loops and to safety. It wasn’t a nightmare I’d wake from with bedsheets wrapped around my sweaty body. This was happening. It was all terrifyingly real.

As the car continued its trajectory, it tipped forward. The only thing to stop our momentum was whatever we were rushing toward, obscured by the cloudy night skies. Pushing my heels into the floor, I tried to flatten my shoulders against the seat. My hands scrambled for the ceiling to brace myself, but I flopped like a rag doll, my loosened seatbelt tearing into my shoulder.

They say your life flashes before you when you’re close to death. That didn’t happen to me. Instead, it was all my regrets. Choices I’d made. Not made. Things I’d said and done. Not said. Not done. It was far too late to make amends. There would be no opportunity to beg anyone for forgiveness. No possibility of offering some.

As the finality of the situation hit me full on, I turned my head. The features of the driver next to me were illuminated in a blueish glint from the dashboard lights. His face had set in a stony grimace; his jaw clenched so tight he had to have shattered teeth. But what frightened me the most were his eyes, filled with what could only be described as maniacal delight.

He’d said we were both going to die. As the car hurtled to the bottom of the cliff, I closed my eyes and accepted he was right.

***

Published by MIRA Books

Praise for THE REVENGE LIST

“The Revenge List is a pulse-pounding thriller with a riveting, take-no-prisoners heroine whose forgiveness list takes a murderous turn. If you’ve done Frankie wrong, watch out!”

— Ausma Zehanat Khan, author of Blackwater Falls

…

“The Revenge List is brilliant! This twisty, compulsively readable thriller is sinister, richly atmospheric, and holds enough dark secrets to keep you turning pages as fast as you can. And you will love spending time with Frankie Morgan even if—trust me—you do not want to be on her revenge list. Hannah Mary McKinnon is a master of suspense, so clear your calendar and settle in for a great ride.”

— Barbara Nickless, Wall Street Journal and Amazon Charts bestselling author of Dark of Night

…

“A thrilling page-turner with a protagonist you can’t help but root for—even when she makes you mad.”

— Cate Holahan, USA Today bestselling author of The Darkness of Others

…

“Hannah Mary McKinnon is such a brilliantly original storyteller! The Revenge List is a propulsive page-turner of a thriller, and a gripping and important deep dive into the power of grief and the dangers of revenge. Cleverly written and gorgeously plotted, McKinnon’s unique voice comes through on every page—it’s knowing and witty and constantly surprising. Do not miss this gasp-worthy novel, and don’t even try to guess what happens. The Revenge List is an absolute triumph!”

— Hank Phillippi Ryan, USA Today bestselling author of The House Guest

…

“Hannah Mary McKinnon is back with a new feisty, unpredictable heroine in The Revenge List. Who among us hasn’t composed a revenge list in our minds? You haven’t? Frankie Morgan, ordered to anger management classes by her exasperated father, creates a “forgiveness list” as part of an exercise assigned by the group leader. After a volatile interaction with another group member and a strange Uber ride, Frankie’s list mysteriously disappears, and the people on the list start dropping like flies. Now, Frankie is on the hunt to find out who is taking out the people she’s most angry with before she gets blamed for the crimes. I flew through this twisty, original thriller through the dark side of self-help. The Revenge List is a breath of fresh air that ends with a jaw-dropping gasp. I will read anything that Hannah Mary McKinnon writes.”

— Heather Gudenkauf, New York Times bestselling author of The Overnight Guest

…

“I know what I look for in a good suspense novel, and The Revenge List ticks all my boxes: taut, furiously paced, and immensely entertaining. Hannah Mary McKinnon’s signature wit and snappy writing style is unmatched; she’s back with another fun, feisty thriller, and I am definitely here for it.”

— Jennifer Hillier, internationally bestselling author of Things We Do in the Dark

…

“In The Revenge List, Hannah Mary McKinnon takes the double-edged sword of a woman’s rage and lights it on fire. An unputdownable thriller about families lost and made, unresolved grief, and the power of our most destructive—and redemptive—emotion, The Revenge List kept me up too late and then haunted my dreams.”

— Katie Gutierrez, national bestselling author of More Than You’ll Ever Know

…

“It’s always a delight to see a justifiably angry woman in fiction, and McKinnon handles Frankie’s story with ease in this twisty thriller.”

— Kelley Armstrong, #1 NYT bestselling author

…

“Revenge isn’t so sweet when Frankie Morgan finds someone targeting her enemies–using a list she came up with during Anger Management to target them one by one. The story grabbed me from the first chapter and had me reading nonstop until I got to its satisfying conclusion. It was well worth the sleepless night. With The Revenge List, Hannah Mary McKinnon once again proves herself to be a master of the suspense genre.”

— Kellye Garrett, Agatha, Anthony, and Lefty Award winning author of Like a Sister

…

“Hannah Mary McKinnon arrives back on the scene with The Revenge List, another brilliant and darkly comedic suspense, this time around Frankie, a hot-tempered woman whose enemies are being taken down one by one. McKinnon is a clever master of surprise, dropping subtle clues and changing course often enough to keep you glued to the pages. A read-in-one sitting thriller with a stinger in the tail.”

— Kimberly Belle, internationally bestselling author of The Personal Assistant

…

“The Revenge List by Hannah Mary McKinnon is a thriller so cleverly crafted that you might as well stop guessing and enjoy the twists and turns instead. Gripping and enigmatic, this tale of what happens when one woman’s forgiveness list lands in the vengeful hands of someone who’d rather punish than pardon the guilty parties will have you turning pages past your bedtime. You’ll feel the tension until the very end.”

— Nick Medina, author of Sisters of the Lost Nation

…

“The Revenge List checks all the boxes of what a thriller should be. Brilliant premise? Check. Mounting tension? Check. Jaw-dropping twist? Double-check. I couldn’t put it down!”

— Riley Sager, New York Times bestselling author of The House Across the Lake

…

“Back with her signature sleight-of-hand and remarkably well-developed insights into human nature, Hannah Mary McKinnon knocks it out of the park in The Revenge List. Twisty, turny, and featuring a vibrant cast of characters I questioned at every step, this fantastic thriller packs an emotional gut-punch and an ending that will terrify you.”

— Samantha M. Bailey, internationally bestselling author of Watch Out for Her

…

“The Revenge List is another razor-sharp, crackling thriller from Hannah Mary McKinnon. It’s both twisty and twisted, and that’s a good thing. Compulsively readable from start to finish.”

— Samantha Downing, internationally bestselling author of For Your Own Good.

…

“A highly original protagonist and a gripping story make The Revenge List unputdownable…”

— Shari Lapena, internationally bestselling author of The Couple Next Door and Not A Happy Family

…

“I loved navigating the twists of The Revenge List with main character Frankie Morgan and joining her in this page-turning journey toward some truly shocking moments and deeply compelling characters. As with any Hannah Mary McKinnon book, you’ll want to pre-order now and get your day cleared because once you start at page one, you won’t be able to stop reading.”

— Vanessa Lillie, Bestselling author of Little Voices and Blood Sisters

Other International Editions

Australia

Estonia

Be part of the conversation … sign up for my newsletter

Discover Hannah Mary’s softer side