in Paradise" takes readers to the grounds of a Caribbean island resort, where newlyweds Deb and Chip — the opinionated, skeptical narrator and her cheerful jock husband — meet a marine biologist who says she's sighted mermaids in a coral reef. Karen Russell wrote "leave it to Lydia Millet to capsize her human characters in aquamarine waters and upstage their honeymoon with mermaids. I am awed to know there's a mind like Millet's out there – she's a writer without limits, always surprising, always hilarious." Sweet Lamb of Heaven (2016) Sweet Lamb of Heaven, published by W. W. Norton & Company in May 2016, blends domestic thriller with psychological horror, following a young mother's flight from her cold and unfaithful husband. As her husband's pursuit escalates to criminal levels, she and her six-year-old daughter go into hiding in a run-down coastal motel where the other guests may have unimaginable secrets of their own. The Los Angeles Times has praised the novel as "a real thriller...part of a higher stakes game being played by Millet, one that will ultimately, unabashedly touch on time, beauty, horror, God, demons and the very nature of being," while the Washington Post called the book "exuberant and playful...featuring a rollicking kidnapping plot and deliciously well-drawn characters." Fight No More (2018) Fight No More: Stories, published in June 2018, was named a best book of the year by Library Journal. A Children's Bible (2020) A Children's Bible: A Novel, published in May 2020, follows a group of twelve children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion. When a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, the group's ringleaders decide to run away, leading the younger ones on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside. In the Washington Post, critic Ron Charles called the novel, "a blistering little classic." Dinosaurs (2022) Dinosaurs: A Novel, published October 2022, follows a lonely, wealthy heir as he moves from New York City to Phoenix, Arizona after a bad breakup. There, he befriends his next-door neighbors, becoming a confidante to the parents and a friend and trusted babysitter for the two children. He spends his time volunteering at a local women's shelter and wrestling with his breakup and the possibility of future romance in middle age, while also learning about birds that populate the area – which are the descendants of "dinosaurs" referenced by the title.