Stories about the truth, and what it costs to finally tell it.
Las Vegas, October 1994. In a service corridor behind a casino floor, a man is dead. The five women standing over him barely know one another. Four hours later, there is nothing left to find.
Thirty-two years on, those five have built lives that look permanent—businesses, families, reputations, names that open doors. They do not speak about that night. Some of them no longer speak at all. And for twelve years, patiently and without one word of explanation, the son of the man whose money they spent has been taking those lives apart, piece by piece.
A novel of loyalty, consequence, and the long arithmetic of a single night.
Be first to know at launchEleven seconds was all it took. The night Kit Halloran followed a voice across a casino floor—the story she tells at one table only, and the part she leaves out. A free story from the world of Still Standing, yours when you join the list.
The reader list opens soon.
The Blue Slipper comes with it—free, first, and before launch day.
Della Taylor is a pen name, which will surprise nobody who reads her books. She lives outside Palm Springs, keeps other people's secrets, and has been told more than once that she would be dangerous if she ever wrote any of it down. Still Standing is her first novel—allegedly. None of it is about anyone in particular.
Still Standing was built for the long conversation after the last page—and Della joins book clubs by video, and in person when the map allows. Reading guide included. Tell us about your club.
Club invitations open with the book—January 2027.
The invitation form will live right here. Check back, or find Still Standing wherever books are sold this winter.