“A compulsive page-turner with shades of Donna Tartt\u2019s\u00a0<\/b>The Secret History<\/i><\/b>\u00a0peopled by a new generation.” (Catherine Steadman,\u00a0<\/b>New York Times<\/i><\/b>\u00a0best-selling author of\u00a0<\/b>Something in the Water<\/i><\/b>)<\/b><\/p>\n
Named one of the Best Books of the Year by\u00a0<\/b>Good Housekeeping<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
In her first weeks at Hawthorne College, Malin is swept up into a tight-knit circle that will stick together through all four years. There\u2019s Gemma, an insecure theater major from London; John, a tall, handsome, wealthy New Englander; Max, John\u2019s cousin, a shy pre-med major; Khaled, a wisecracking prince from Abu Dhabi; and Ruby, a beautiful art history major. But Malin isn\u2019t like the rest of her friends. She\u2019s an expert at hiding her troubled past. She acts as if she shares the preoccupations of those around her – dating, partying – all while using her extraordinary insight to detect their deepest vulnerabilities and weaknesses.<\/p>\n
By Senior Day, on the cusp of graduation, Malin\u2019s secrets – and those of her friends – are revealed. While she scrambles to maintain her artfully curated image, her missteps set in motion a devastating chain of events that ends in a murder. And as fragile relationships hang in the balance and close alliances shift, Malin must test the limits of what she\u2019s capable of to stop the truth from coming out.<\/p>\n
In a mesmerizing novel that peels back the innumerable layers of a seductive protagonist, debut author Cambria Brockman brings to life an entrancing story of friendship, heartbreak, and betrayal.<\/p>\n