V. A. VAZQUEZ
V. A. VAZQUEZ was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, where she currently teaches English. She received her BA in English from Barnard College and used to live in Scotland in a town inhabited by more sheep than people.
THE DEATH ROW CLUB
Gallery/Scout Press — July 14, 2026
A dark, dazzlingly original thriller about a woman invited to an annual weekend getaway for the adult children of serial killers...but when one of the participants ends up dead, they begin to wonder if someone among them might be carrying on gruesome family traditions.
When Nicola Fischer’s father is arrested for the murder of five women—including her best friend—the entire world watches it unfold on To Catch a Killer, the hit true crime show hosted by Greer Woods. Overnight, Nicola becomes a pariah: fired from her job, drowning in debt, and shunned by everyone she knows. And to make matters worse, Greer—once a budding friend and fellow child of a serial killer—hasn’t returned a single call since the show aired.
Then comes an unexpected invitation to the Death Row Club, a secret retreat for the adult children of serial killers—founded by none other than Greer herself. Desperate for answers and human connection, Nicola agrees to go. At first, it seems like exactly what she needs. The club members are strange but welcoming, and Greer seems eager to mend their fractured friendship.
But when a mysterious girl arrives, claiming her father is a killer too, the club’s fragile peace is shattered. By morning, the girl has vanished. By afternoon, one of the club members is dead.
Now everyone is watching Nicola. After all, she’s the daughter of a monster. And monsters raise monsters…don’t they?
Praise for tHE dEATH rOW cLUB
“Compelling, provocative, and absorbing. Vazquez thrills with a fresh and unforgettable premise.” —Karin Slaughter, New York Times and #1 international bestselling author
“Dark as sin and voicey as hell, The Death Row Club is one of the most audacious, jaw-dropping, and morbidly funny thrillers I’ve ever read. With her morally gray serial killer progeny in tow, Vazquez streaks onto the scene bright as a comet, one of the freshest and most promising new voices in crime fiction. This twisted delight is bound to be a megahit.” —Ashley Winstead, USA Today-bestselling author of This Book Will Bury Me
"A debut so accomplished and propulsive that it is guaranteed to be the thriller everyone is talking about. Twisty and addictive, I was on the edge of my seat from the first sentence until the last!" —Sian Gilbert, author of She Started It
"Victoria Vazquez has a wicked and wonderful imagination, and a masterful ability to tell a story. I already cannot wait to see what she’ll do next." —May Cobb, bestselling author of The Hunting Wives
"A locked room thriller featuring the adult children of notorious murderers, The Death Row Club delivers on its fascinating premise with a story that’s equal parts tense and twisty. V. A. Vazquez’s nuanced focus on victims—both dead and living—as well as her moody but empathetic prose and diabolically clever plotting make this debut a killer." —Megan Collins, author of Cross My Heart and The Family Plot