Brockman, Cambria
"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's Gemma
an insecure theater major from London; John
a tall
handsome
and wealthy New Englander; Max
John's cousin and a shy pre-med major; Khaled
a wise-cracking prince from Abu Dhabi; and Ruby
a beautiful art history major. But Malin isn't quite like the rest of her friends. She's an expert at hiding her troubling past. She acts as if she is concerned with thepreoccupations of those around her--boys
partying--all while using her extraordinary insight to detect their deepest vulnerabilities and weaknesses. By Senior Day
on the cusp of graduation
Malin's secrets--and those of her friends-- are revealed. Whileshe scrambles to maintain her artfully curated image
her missteps set in motion a devastating chain of events that ends in a murder. And as their fragile relationships hang in the balance and close alliances start shifting
Malin will test the limits ofwhat she's capable of to stop the truth from coming out. In a mesmerizing novel that peels back the innumerable layers of a seductive protagonist
debut author Cambria Brockman brings to life an entrancing setting through a story of friendship
heartbreak
and betrayal"--