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Society of Lies

by Lauren Ling Brown
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK • “A dark and haunting debut that explores secret societies, the bonds of sisterhood, and the intricacies of privilege at an elite college . . . I couldn’t put this twisty tale down.”—Julia Bartz, author of The Writing Retreat
“Readers of dark academia, prepare to meet your new obsession.”—Laurie Elizabeth Flynn, author of The Girls Are All So Nice Here
How far would you go to belong?
Maya has returned to Princeton for her college reunion—it’s been a decade since she graduated, and she is looking forward to seeing old faces and reminiscing about her time there. This visit is special because Maya will also be attending the graduation of her little sister, Naomi.
But what should have been a dream weekend becomes Maya’s worst nightmare when she receives the news that Naomi is dead. The police are calling it an accident, but Maya suspects that there is more to the story than they are letting on.
As Maya pieces together what happened in the months leading up to her sister’s death, she begins to realize how much Naomi hid from her. Despite Maya’s warnings, Naomi had joined Sterling Club, the most exclusive social club on campus—the same one Maya belonged to. And if she had to guess, Naomi was likely tapped for the secret society within it.
The more Maya uncovers, the more terrified she becomes that Naomi’s decision to follow in her footsteps might have been what got her killed. Because Maya’s time at Princeton wasn’t as wonderful as she’d always made it seem—after all, her sister wasn’t the first young woman to turn up dead. Now every clue is leading Maya back to the past . . . and to the secret she’s kept all these years.

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    October 1, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9780593723364

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  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      March 1, 2024

      This debut from Princeton grad Brown was acquired in a pre-empt. A decade after she graduated, Maya returns to Princeton University for a reunion and her sister Naomi's graduation. Then the police call to say that Naomi has died in an accident, but, knowing that her sister had joined the Sterling Club, Maya is sure the death wasn't accidental. Prepub Alert.

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      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 3, 2024
      Film editor Brown sets her sights on the lily-white world of Ivy League secret societies in her underheated debut. Naomi, the younger sister of New York City art dealer Maya, who is half-Asian, half-Black, is preparing to follow in Maya’s footsteps and graduate from Princeton University. Naomi’s commencement ceremony lines up with Maya’s 10-year reunion, so Maya prepares to reconnect with old classmates as she heads to New Jersey for the weekend. Not long after she arrives, authorities pull Naomi’s body from a river near campus. Though her death is ruled an accident, Maya fears her sister was murdered. From there, the perspectives and timelines split: Naomi recounts the months leading up to her death, while Maya conducts an investigation and reflects on her own time at Princeton. When Maya learns that Naomi ignored her advice and joined the same secret society Maya belonged to—one mostly populated by the white children of well-connected families—she revisits a decade-old campus death and worries she neglected to sufficiently warn her sister about the nasty games played by Princeton’s elite. Brown has a knack for atmosphere, but her pacing drags, and it’s difficult to differentiate between the voices of her protagonists. This struggles to stand out from the pack of campus thrillers. Agent: Alexandra Machinist, CAA.

    • Booklist

      July 1, 2024
      Maya Banks is excited to see her sister Naomi graduate from her alma mater, Princeton, but what is supposed to be a celebration turns into a nightmare when Naomi is found drowned in Lake Carnegie. Maya is convinced Naomi's death wasn't accidental, and she believes it could be tied to Greystone, the secret society both sisters joined. Maya's suspicions center around a charismatic professor, Matthew DuPont, whom she believes might have something to do with the allegedly accidental death of her friend Lila when she was a freshman a decade ago. Unbeknownst to Maya, Naomi had learned about Lila's death and was investigating it with her roommate. Brown's debut unspools in three time lines, those of Maya in the present, Naomi in the months before her death, and Maya a decade ago. This can be a lot to keep track of, but the engaging mysteries at the heart of the story as well as how Maya and Naomi grapple with how being mixed-race makes them feel othered in the largely white Ivy League world will compel readers to keep turning the pages.

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