Most Likely to Murder by Lish McBride

Most Likely to Murder

Lish McBride

Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · March 24, 2026

Yearbook superlatives turn deadly in this darkly funny young adult thriller.

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Genres
YA Mysteries, YA Horror, Thrillers & Suspense
Published
Penguin Young Readers Group, March 24, 2026

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Yearbook superlatives turn deadly in this darkly funny young adult thriller. The rumor mill has never been kind to Meadowvale High seniors and best friends Rick and Martina, labeling them outcasts (sure), stoners (no comment), and pranksters (okay, this one’s fair). But for the most part, they have successfully flown under the radar. That is, until they’re targeted in a prank that replaces yearbook superlatives with grisly forecasts of student and faculty deaths.

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Sure, Rick and Martina were never going to be voted Most Likely to Succeed . . . but Homecoming’s Cutest Corpses? Thanks for the cute, no thanks on the corpse. At first, the senior class is annoyed by the prank. But when the body of Mr. Stephens, Most Likely to Sleep with the Fishes, is dredged from the bottom of a lake, suspicions arise that something truly sinister is going on. And as more people turn up dead in the exact ways the yearbook promised, it becomes clear someone’s killing off the student body one page at a time. Now Rick and Martina must find the yearbook killer before their vicious superlative comes true. So much for surviving high school without drawing attention. Now Rick and Martina just want to survive. For fans of Holly Jackson, Karen M. McManus, and Danielle Valentine!

Sharp Suspense

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  • playful, edgy suspense
  • teen mystery energy

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  • murder-mystery tension
  • YA sleuthing pace

Where it sits

YA Mysteries51%
YA Horror50%
Thrillers & Suspense43%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Horror
  • Dark Comedy YA
  • Thrillers & Suspense
Authors
Lish McBride
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published
March 24, 2026
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
YA Horror