Name: If We Were Villains: A Novel
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Author: Rio, M. L.
ISBN: 9781250095282

Type

Physical Book

Author

M. L. Rio

Publisher

Flatiron Books

Language

English

Pages

368

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.6 x 15.5 x 3.3 cm

Weight

0.59 kg.

ISBN13

9781250095282

Synopsis "If We Were Villains: A Novel"

"Much like Donna Tartt's The Secret History, M. L. Rio's sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession...will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments."--Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest"Nerdily (and winningly) in love with Shakespeare...Readable, smart."--New York Times Book Review On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it. A decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. 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. But in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students' world of make-believe. In the morning, the fourth-years find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent. If We Were Villains was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and Mystery Scene says, "A well-written and gripping ode to the stage...A fascinating, unorthodox take on rivalry, friendship, and truth."

M. L. Rio

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M. L. Rio holds a master's degree in Shakespeare studies from King's College London and Shakespeare's Globe and a PhD in English from the University of Maryland, College Park. Her first novel, a major bestseller, If We Were Villains, has been published in twenty countries and eighteen languages. Graveyard Shift is her second novel.

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