Very Bad People

A "shocking" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) dark academia thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and Truly Devious. When Calliope’s search for answers about her mother’s mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding school, she descends into a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed—and will leave readers reeling.

About the author

Kit Frick

Summary

“A twisty, deeply satisfying ride.” —Sara Shepard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars

In this dark academia young adult thriller for fans of The Female of the Species and People Like Us, a teen girl’s search for answers about her mother’s mysterious death leads to a powerful secret society at her new boarding school—and a dangerous game of revenge that will leave her forever changed.

Six years ago, Calliope Bolan’s mother drove the family van into a lake with her three daughters inside. The girls escaped, but their mother drowned, and the truth behind the “accident” remains a mystery Calliope is determined to solve. Now sixteen, she transfers to Tipton Academy, the same elite boarding school her mother once attended. Tipton promises a peek into the past and a host of new opportunities—including a coveted invitation to join Haunt and Rail, an exclusive secret society that looms over campus like a legend.

Calliope accepts, stepping into the exhilarating world of the “ghosts,” a society of revolutionaries fighting for social justice. But when Haunt and Rail commits to exposing a dangerous person on campus, it becomes clear that some ghosts define justice differently than others.

As the society’s tactics escalate, Calliope uncovers a possible link between Haunt and Rail and her mother’s deadly crash. Now, she must question what lengths the society might go to in order to see a victory—and if the secret behind her mother’s death could be buried here at Tipton.

Product details

• Authors: Kit Frick
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.05.2023
• EAN: 9781534449749
• ISBN: 978-1-5344-4974-9
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Illustrations: f-c cvr--sfx: matte finish, spot gloss; int b&w map
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Mysteries & Detective Stories, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Crime & mystery fiction (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage: Personal and social topics, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Family / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Science & Nature / General