Winners and Liars

Derin is a working-class student bound for Cambridge University. When her favourite professor, Alexander Darnley, and then his wife, Cornelia, unexpectedly die, all of their students attend the will reading. They are instructed to compete in a series of challenges, based on Cornelia's beloved historical novel, to win their stately home and its multi million-pound inheritance. But the Darnley's family are not happy to be missing out on their fortune. And they don't plan on letting it go easily. As Derin begins to uncover the secrets of Kenfield house, mysteries of her own life begin to unravel as she competes against her friends and copes with her grief. Who will ultimately be the heir?

Summary

A twisty, high stakes game for a life-changing inheritance brimmingwith chilling family secrets. Who will ultimately be the heir?

Product details

• Authors: Aleema Omotoni
• Publisher: Scholastic
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 12 to 20
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 21.05.2026
• EAN: 9780702314940
• ISBN: 978-0-7023-1494-0
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Action & Adventure / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Romance / General, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / School & Education / General, Interest age: from c 14 years, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Adventure stories (Children's/YA), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Crime and mystery fiction, General Fiction (Children's/Ya), School Stories (Children's/Ya), Romance & Relationships Stories (Children's/Ya), Reading Age: From C 14 Years (Young Adult), Family & Home Stories (Children's/Ya), Thrillers (Children's/Ya), Children's & Young Adult Fiction & True Stories, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense / Crime, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories