A twisty and exhilarating debut thriller ("A jagged new twist on dark academia." --Laura McHugh) set at the University of Georgia, about a murder with huge consequences

AN ITW THRILLER AWARD FINALIST

On a chilly November morning at the University of Georgia, a fraternity brother steps off a busy crosswalk and is struck dead by an oncoming car. More than a dozen witnesses all agree on two things: the driver looked identical to the victim, and he was smiling.

Detective Marlitt Kaplan is first on the scene. An Athens native and the daughter of a UGA professor, she knows all the shameful secrets, from the skull discovered under the foundations of Baldwin Hall to the hushed-up murder-suicide in Waddel. But in the course of investigating this hit-and-run, she will uncover more chilling secrets as she explores the sprawling, interconnected Greek system that entertains and delights the university's most elite and connected students.

As Marlitt's investigation deepens, the threats against her escalate, and some long-buried secrets threaten to come to the surface. She can't help but question whether the corruption in Athens has run off campus and into the force, and how far these brotherhoods will go to protect their own.