Girl at the Edge

A thrilling nature versus nurture psychological suspense about a daughter trying to deny her worst impulses and distance herself from her violent and dangerous father.

Sixteen-year-old Evelyn Gibson is haunted by her father's violent crime that sent him to death row. Lost and alone, Evelyn struggles to form an identity for herself - outside of the menacing shadow of her father's actions.

As Evelyn begins to discover who she is, she finds herself terrified by her increasingly violent impulses and dangerous actions. Could she be more like her father than she originally thought? Is she capable of killing without hesitation or remorse? Is she destined to follow in her father's footsteps? Or can she escape the fate that her psychological nature has laid out for her?

“"The psychological-thriller genre may be packed with books that sound alike, but this one feels fresh - Memorable and disquieting."-- Winnipeg Free Press”

"Girl At The Edge is a page turner from the very first one to the very end. The statement 'an author has to capture the reader from the very first line' is a perfect fit here with 'My father is a murderer.' Girl At The Edge takes readers into a dark and sinister universe that most of them will never have to encounter."
--MidwestBookReview.com
"Dietrich has a writing style that feels like a breath of fresh air in a genre that sometimes suffers from a sense of sameness, and her characters and their dialogue are exquisitely rendered. A fine psychological thriller."--Booklist
"Karen Dietrich can stop your heart with a sentence."--Paula McLain, New York Times bestselling author
"Not easy to walk away from after reading the last page. Readers will find Evelyn's inner turmoil and actions haunting, and will likely never view a news story about yet another mass shooting the same way again."--JHSeiss.com
"Original metaphors and nice descriptions bolster this extended monologue of a potential killer... Dietrich's assured prose bodes well for the future."--Publishers Weekly
"The psychological-thriller genre may be packed with books that sound alike, but this one feels fresh - Memorable and disquieting."--Winnipeg Free Press

Karen Dietrich is a writer of fiction, poetry and memoir. She earned an MFA in poetry from New England College. She also writes music and plays drums in Essential Machine, a band she formed with her husband. Karen was born and raised in southwestern Pennsylvania and currently lives outside Pittsburgh with her husband and son.

A thrilling nature versus nurture psychological suspense about a daughter trying to deny her worst impulses and distance herself from her violent and dangerous father. Sixteen-year-old Evelyn Gibson is haunted by her father's violent crime that sent him to death row. Lost and alone, Evelyn struggles to form an identity for herself - outside of the menacing shadow of her father's actions. As Evelyn begins to discover who she is, she finds herself terrified by her increasingly violent impulses and dangerous actions. Could she be more like her father than she originally thought? Is she capable of killing without hesitation or remorse? Is she destined to follow in her father's footsteps? Or can she escape the fate that her psychological nature has laid out for her?

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