Carolyn Murnick is an online editor at New York magazine and lives in Brooklyn. Her book, The Hot One: A Memoir of Friendship, Sex, and Murder, is a memoir of friendship with a tragic twist—two childhood best friends diverge as young adults, one woman is brutally murdered, and the other is determined to uncover the truth about her wild and seductive friend. Part coming-of-age story, part true-crime mystery, The Hot One is a behind-the-scenes look at the drama of a trial and the poignancy of searching for the truth about a friend’s truly horrifying murder.