"A hilarious and thought-provoking murder mystery about the death of a friendship, and one woman's quest to find out what happened to her best friend, for fans of Where'd You Go Bernadette? Isabella's NOT dead. That's what Gwen tells anyone who asks about the best friend who ghosted them all fifteen years ago. But if Isabella's not dead, then where is she? And why did she leave, just when Gwen needed her most? Freshly fifty-three, out of a job and with children who no longer need her, Gwen decides to find out. Setting out to solve the mystery, Gwen embarks on an adventure across the country then across Europe that will test her friendships and her marriage, putting her on a collision course with reluctant acquaintances, a mother-in-law best described as eccentric, and a rabbit hole full of clues. But Isabella's not the only one who's lost. A tale of deep, frayed friendship, fractured memories, and skewed perspective, Isabella's Not Dead is the story of one woman's quest to reclaim her best friend, and herself"--