In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingénue, extras.īut in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students’ world of make-believe. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it.Ī decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. "Nerdily (and winningly) in love with Shakespeare…Readable, smart.” Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest Rio’s sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession.will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments.” When tragedy strikes, one of the seven friends is found dead.“Much like Donna Tartt’s The Secret History, M. But when the teachers change up the casting, a good-natured rivalry turns ugly, and the plays spill dangerously over into life. As a young actor studying Shakespeare at an elite arts conservatory, Oliver noticed that his talented classmates seem to play the same roles onstage and off – villain, hero, tyrant, temptress – though Oliver felt doomed to always be a secondary character in someone else's story.
Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened ten years ago. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the detective who put him in prison. Summary: A vivid and immersive story of obsession perfect for fans of dark academia and Donna Tartt's The Secret History Oliver Marks has just served ten years for the murder of one of his closest friends – a murder he may or may not have committed.
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