A page-turning YA thriller set in a prestigious mixed boarding school from the bestselling author of Ace of Spades, Where Sleeping Girls Lie follows school novice Sade who falls under suspicion when her roommate goes missing on her first night at the academy.
The impossibly gripping new mystery thriller from international bestselling author of Ace of Spades, Faridah Abike-Iyimide, perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Maureen Johnson.
Hussein is the new girl at Alfred Nobel Academy, a prestigious mixed boarding school. She's always been home-schooled, and has no idea what to expect when she steps through the doors of her imposing new home.
But she certainly didn't imagine her roommate, Elizabeth, going missing on her first night. Or for people to think Sade had something to do with it.Instead of blending in, suddenly everyone is talking about Sade, including the Unholy Trinity - a group of the most popular girls at the school.
Swept up in their circle, Sade still can't shake the sense that there's more to Elizabeth's disappearance - especially as no one seems to care what's happened to her.And then a student is found dead.
With sinister secrets rising to the surface of Alfred Noble Academy, Sade and her new friends must uncover the truth surrounding Elizabeth's disappearance and bring the culprits to justice...before Sade's own secrets catch up to her.
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 9781474967549
Number of pages: 576
Weight: 477 g
Dimensions: 198 x 130 x 34 mm
Flawless mystery. Where Sleeping Girls Lie builds with riveting intrigue, peeling back the facade of institutions and exposing the tender beating hearts of the girls trying to survive. - Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS
Where Sleeping Girls Lie seductively blends the irresistible camp of Mean Girls with the propulsive campus whodunnit of Wednesday and the vigilante thrill of Promising Young Woman. Àbíké-Íyímídé is an incisive force - and a total vibe. - Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of THE ATLAS SIX
Incisive and devastatingly insightful, Àbíké-Íyímídé rends a thriller in which every character is hiding painful secrets from themselves and each other, and true to life, justice is a hard-won thing. Where Sleeping Girls Lie paints an honest portrait of the rage of teenage girls and the catharsis found thereafter. - Joelle Wellington, author of THEIR VICIOUS GAMES
A harrowing mystery about a school festering with rot and a girl ready to walk right into its ugliest depths, with twists that made me gasp out loud. Àbíké-Íyímídé is back with a knife-sharp novel pointed right at the heart of society's darkest corners. - Andrew Joseph White, NY Times bestselling author of HELL FOLLOWED WITH US
I managed to snag an early copy a few months ago at yalc in london and really enjoyed this. YA mystery books are becoming a new favourite genre for me.
So. I read Ace of Spades as an ARC back in 2021 and I can’t really explain the way I was truly obsessed with this book. I read it in four days, bought a physical copy when it came out, talked about it to other people,... More
Sade Hussein had always been homeschooled but following her father's death (and the death of anyone she's ever loved) she starts attending Alfred Noble Academy, a private school for the children of the... More
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