On Sale July 14, 2026
★ A Zibby Most Anticipated Book of Summer 2026
“A riveting, deeply felt and empowering thriller that is also a touching ode to female friendship, This Changes Everything is Lisa Scottoline at her best.”
—Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Thing He Told Me
“Lisa Scottoline always delivers the fastest, twistiest reads packed with brilliant characters to root for.”
—Lisa Jewell, #1 Bestselling Author of Don’t Let Him In
“With This Changes Everything, her immersive and atmospheric new domestic thriller, Lisa Scottoline transports us from Tuscany to rural Pennsylvania and gives us characters to root for, a compelling mystery to solve, and a deeply-felt meditation on the meaning of motherhood and enduring women’s friendships. As always, Scottoline scores a bullseye. Bravissima!”
—Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times Bestselling Author of Road Trip
“This Changes Everything has it all – terrific twists, a breathless pace and a whole lot of heart. This story of a grievous crime and an extraordinary friendship could make me gasp on one page and smile on the next. How rare, yet wonderful: A wildly entertaining thriller with real emotional power.”
—Ken Jaworowski, Edgar-Nominated Author of What About The Bodies
“The incomparable Lisa Scottoline delivers a breakneck thriller in which one woman risks everything for justice, as she’s pitted against a twisted, deadly conspiracy.”
—Dennis Tafoya, Critically-Acclaimed Author of Dope Thief
About the Book
In this “riveting, deeply felt and empowering thriller” (Laura Dave) from #1 bestselling author Lisa Scottoline, who “always delivers the fastest, twistiest reads” (Lisa Jewell), a woman risks her life to help her best friend find justice for a tragic crime–and realizes she has more power than she ever knew.
Julia Pritzker loves her new life as a wife and mother in beautiful Tuscany—except that she misses her best friend Courtney, back in the States. One night, Julia calls Courtney and reaches her as she’s arriving at her grandmother’s farm in Pennsylvania.
Then the unthinkable happens. A dreadful premonition overwhelms Julia moments before Courtney enters the house—and makes a heartbreaking discovery. Her beloved grandmother has been murdered, and the killer is escaping out the back door.
Julia flies home the next morning to support Courtney in her grief. The local police believe the murder was a botched burglary, but the women suspect something much more sinister and enlist hotshot Philly lawyer Bennie Rosato to assist. In addition, Courtney entreats Julia to trust her psychic intuition to point her to the missing pieces of this dark puzzle.
But in a town filled with explosive secrets, events take a deadly turn, and Julia becomes the target of a murderous conspiracy. She ends up fighting for her life, with no one to save her … but herself.
Only a blockbuster talent like Lisa Scottoline can tell this gripping and layered of a story, combining a woman’s search for truth with the revelation of her own empowerment, as well as the enduring strength and joys of female friendship.