Books like Night of a Thousand Darlas

'A tour de force'
Guardian

'A bloody yet surprisingly warm-hearted spin on The Godfather. Great stuff'
The Times, Best Thrillers of 2025

Babs Dionne, doting grandmother and vicious crime matriarch, rules her small town with an iron fist. She controls the flow of drugs into its borders with the help of her loyal lieutenants, girlfriends since they were teenagers, and her eldest daughter, Lori, a former soldier struggling with addiction.

When a drug cartel discovers that its numbers are down in the area, they send a malevolent force, known only as The Man, to investigate. At the same time, Babs's… show more.

WINNER: LITERARY GLOBAL BOOK AWARD - Women's FictionThe friendship of three New York women over four decades. Their devotion to one another survives the turmoil of the years as they fall in and out of love, marry, encounter illness, adultery, even betrayal....until one of them unexpectedly drops out of sight.The other two return to Manhattan, the site of memories both euphoric and painful, to search for their friend. In the process they confront some uncomfortable truths about themselves.From KIRKUS REVIEWS: "Butterfield's narrative toggles back and forth between the past and present. Set against the backdrop of civil protests, the AIDS… show more.