For fans of We Were Liars, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder, Two Can Keep a Secret, and If He Had Been With Me comes a powerful psychological thriller with a gripping pace and Hitchcockian twists. Set against the backdrop of New York City, this compelling novel delves into the dysfunctional yet mesmerizing world of the mega-wealthy elite and will keep readers guessing until the very last page.
The Haves. The Have-Nots. Kate OâBrien appears to be a Have-Not. Her whole life has been a series of setbacks sheâs had to snake her way out ofâsome more sinister than others. But sheâs determined to change all that. Sheâs book-smart. Sheâs street-smart. And sheâs also a masterful liar. As the scholarship student at the elite Waverly School in NYC, Kate has her work cut out for her: her plan is to climb the social ranks and land a spot at Yale. Sheâs already found her âpeopleâ among the senior-class âitâ girlsâspecifically in the cosseted, mega-wealthy yet deeply damaged Olivia Sumner. As for Olivia, she considers Kate the best friend sheâs always needed, the sister she never had.
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When the handsome and whip-smart Mark Redkin joins the Waverly administration as head of fund-raising, he immediately charms his way into the facultyâs and studentsâ lives, becoming especially close to Olivia, a fact sheâs intent on keeping to herself. It becomes increasingly obvious that Redkin poses a threat to Kate, too, in a way she canât revealâand canât afford to ignore. Mark has his own plan for a bright future and never doubts that he can pull it off. How close can Kate and Olivia get to him without having to share their dark pasts?
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âCombines a Gossip Girl milieu with the unsettled psychological terrain of Gone Girl.â âPW
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âItâs smart, dark, entertaining, and unpredictable.â âQuill & Quire, Starred