
It's smart, dark, entertaining, and unpredictable."- Quill & Quire, STARRED "Combines a Gossip Girl milieu with the unsettled psychological terrain of Gone Girl."- PW “It’s smart, dark, entertaining, and unpredictable.” - Quill & Quire, Starred “Combines a Gossip Girl milieu with the unsettled psychological terrain of Gone Girl.” - PW How close can Kate and Olivia get to him without having to share their dark pasts? Mark has his own plan for a bright future and never doubts that he can pull it off.

It becomes increasingly obvious that Redkin poses a threat to Kate, too, in a way she can’t reveal-and can’t afford to ignore. When the handsome and whip-smart Mark Redkin joins the Waverly administration as head of fund-raising, he immediately charms his way into the faculty’s and students’ lives, becoming especially close to Olivia, a fact she’s intent on keeping to herself. As for Olivia, she considers Kate the best friend she’s always needed, the sister she never had. She’s already found her “people” among the senior-class “it” girls-specifically in the cosseted, mega-wealthy yet deeply damaged Olivia Sumner. 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.


Her whole life has been a series of setbacks she’s had to snake her way out of-some more sinister than others. 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. 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.
