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Kill Beth - Jon Cohn

Kill Beth

By: Jon Cohn

Paperback | 12 June 2025

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After a horrific incident fifteen years ago, theater director Mike O'Brien never planned to return to Seattle. But when his estranged best friend sends him a script he can't ignore, Mike finds himself back in the city with a spotlight on his troubled past.

As rehearsals begin, so do the nightmares. Strange figures keep him up at night, the production is plagued by one horrific accident after another, and everywhere he goes he can't help but see the same message: Kill Beth. The strange thing is, Mike doesn't know anyone named Beth, or how he could ever be capable of killing anyone. 

When his world descends into chaos, Mike has to ask if he's being haunted by his past, or if there is some sinister force working behind the curtain to derail his life. 

Industry Reviews

"Cozy Panic" - Brady Sadler, Author of the Relic Meyers Series

"Cohn's Kill Beth is the best kind of thriller as it crawls under your skin like a hallucination. Deftly challenging your ability to pin down what's real, Cohn spins a taut mystery that keeps readers watching out of the corners of their eyes for the shadows" - Andrew Najberg, Author of The Mobius Door

"A Descent into Shakespearean Madness." "Kill Beth is simultaneously a love letter ot the theater life, and a meditation on the carefully constructed stages we build around ourselves, where we stand under a spotlight and perform for our friends, our therapists, ourselves. This book is teeming with anxiety, dread, and the hidden bodies behind the curtain screaming "I am not okay!" It is wildly original, psychologically dizzying, and a stellar new entry into Jon's growing library of brilliant horror." - Gage Greenwood, best selling author of Bunker Dogs

"It's becoming clear that Jon Cohn doesn't miss. Slashtag was maybe my favorite horror novel I read last year and he's back in a big way with his next release, Kill Beth. This is like a supernatural murder mystery show with the highest of stakes. Jon does an equally excellent job trodding soulful subjects like grief, addiction, and recovery in a way that gives these characters true depth. Don't miss this one when it releases in a few weeks!" - Caleb Jones, author of The Eliza Test

"Kill Beth doesn't just suck in the reader - it forces us into the shoes of the main character. Jon Cohn writes Mike's unresolved trauma and resulting OCD and anxiety to make it feel like it belongs to us, which in turn makes the chaos as he returns home to Seattle feel all the more personal." - William Gray, Author of Our Father's Burden"