The Cheerleaders: A True Story About a Five-Year String of Murders, Accidents and Suicides in a Small New York Town

by E. Jean Carroll

The tiny town of Dryden, New York, endures a strange, five-year string of murders, car accidents, and suicides—all of it tied to two popular high school cheerleaders.

A true story.

Including an interview with the author by imprint editor Alex Belth.



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>About the Author

E. Jean Carroll is a journalist, advice columnist, and author whose “Ask E. Jean” column appeared in Elle for 26 years. She has also been writer for the television show Saturday Night Live and a contributing editor for Esquire , Outside , and Playboy . Carroll is the author of five books, most recently, What Do We Need Men For?: A Modest Proposal.

Genres: Nonfiction

46 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 8, 2021

Reviews

[Fishface · Rating 4 out of 5]

Impossible to put down

There can't be too many stories like these. I was left with my jaw hanging. I don't even know what else to say.

[Selena Winters · Rating 5 out of 5]

I haven't read true crime in a while now, but this is an absolute must-read. It reads like a thriller, and with every turn of the page, you realise the story gets even more unbelievable, despite the fact that it did happen, and in such a short amount of time to such a specific group of people.