Creative Industries alum releases highly-anticipated electric debut novel

In the Company of Killers receives high praise from critics and booksellers

By: Chloe Bard

March 18, 2025

Creative Industries alum Elora Cook (external link, opens in new window) released her debut novel In the Company of Killers, a fast-paced young adult drama about a teenage mafia heiress. With high praise from critics including Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal, the book was named a Forbes (external link, opens in new window) Most-Anticipated Young Adult Book for 2025, a Barnes & Noble (external link, opens in new window) Most-Anticipated YA & Teen Book for 2025 and an Indigo (external link, opens in new window) Most-Anticipated Teen Book for 2025. Check out Cosmopolitan (external link, opens in new window) for an exclusive excerpt from In the Company of Killers, and follow Cook on Instagram (external link, opens in new window) for more updates about the novel.

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