Bully

by Lisa Black

In Bully, a teenage girl named Maya moves to a new town and starts school hoping for a fresh start—but instead, she becomes the target of relentless bullying from a popular clique, led by a cruel girl named Brittany. From whispered insults and gum in her hair to cruel pranks and online humiliation, Maya's daily life becomes a nightmare. Just as she begins to lose hope, an explosive confrontation in the lunchroom changes everything. The story explores themes of peer pressure, mental health, and finding the courage to stand up for yourself.

In Bully, a teenage girl named Maya moves to a new town and starts school hoping for a fresh start—but instead, she becomes the target of relentless bullying from a popular clique, led by a cruel girl named Brittany. From whispered insults and gum in her hair to cruel pranks and online humiliation, Maya's daily life becomes a nightmare. Just as she begins to lose hope, an explosive confrontation in the lunchroom changes everything. The story explores themes of peer pressure, mental health, and finding the courage to stand up for yourself.

14 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 29, 2025

About the author

Lisa Black spent the happiest five years of her life in a morgue. Strange, perhaps, but true. After ten years as a secretary, she went back to school to get a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Cleveland State University. In her job as a forensic scientist at the Cuyahoga County Coroner’s Office, she analyzed gunshot residue on hands and clothing, hairs, fibers, paint, glass, DNA, blood and many other forms of trace evidence, as well as crime scenes.
She had her life sorted out just the way she liked it until her husband got fed up with Cleveland snow and moved them to Florida, 1400 miles away from her family and her career. Not that she’s bitter or anything. Now she works as a Certified Latent Print Examiner and Certified Crime Scene Analyst for the city of Cape Coral, Florida, police department.
Lisa has lectured at writer’s conventions and appeared on panels. In her life as a writer she’s a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. In her life as a forensic specialist she’s a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists, the International Association for Identification, and the International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts. She has had over 1050 hours of instruction in forensic topics and has testified in over 60 trials.
Her book Perish was shortlisted for the inaugural Sue Grafton Memorial Award by Putnam and Mystery Writers of America. Her That Darkness is a #1 Amazon bestseller and Evidence of Murder is a NYT bestseller. Lisa was a Guest of Honor at 2021 Killer Nashville.