<p><span class="a-text-bold">AN INSTANT </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">NEW YORK TIMES </span><span class="a-text-bold">bestseller. </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">Where Sleeping Girls Lie </span><span class="a-text-bold">is a haunting and compulsive new Dark Academia mystery of secrets, lies and revenge, from the award-winning, bestselling author of </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">Ace of Spades</span><span class="a-text-bold">, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé. Perfect for fans of Holly Jackson and Maureen Johnson.</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">"Dark academia fans, this novel is for you." </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">Cosmopolitan </span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">"The slow-burn mystery, imbued with a terrible sense of menace, is worth every page." </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">The Observer</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">"Àbíké-Íyímídé is an incisive force - and a total vibe." </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">O</span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">livie Blake, NYT bestselling author of THE ATLAS SIX</span><span class="a-text-bold"><br></span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">This was a mistake, the voice in her head whispered. You should never have come...</span><span><br><br>Sade Hussein is the new girl at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy. She has no idea what to expect of her mysterious new boarding school - an institution steeped in tradition and secrets. But she certainly didn't imagine her roommate, Elizabeth, to go missing on her first night. Or for people to think Sade had something to do with it.<br><br> Suddenly everyone is talking about Sade, including the Unholy Trinity: the three most popular girls at school. Swept up in their circle, Sade can't shake the sense that there's more to Elizabeth's disappearance - especially as the teachers don't seem to care.<br><br> And then a student is found dead.<br><br>It's clear there's more to Alfred Nobel Academy and its students than Sade could have imagined - and she must race to uncover the truth. But secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface...secrets that rival even her own.<br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">"With a shock slow-burning reveal at its core, it's also an uplifting story of survival and hope."</span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic"> Stylist</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold">Praise for </span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">Ace of Spades</span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic"><br> "A heart-racing and twisty thriller." Alice Oseman<br></span><span><br></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">"Heart-pounding suspense." Marie Claire </span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic">"Strong Gossip Girl vibes and a whole lot of mystery." Buzzfeed</span></p>
<h3><span>Review</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <span>With a shock slow-burning reveal at its core, it's also an uplifting story of survival and hope. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Stylist</span><span><br><br>The slow-burn mystery, imbued with a terrible sense of menace, is worth every page -- Fiona Noble ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Observer</span><span><br><br>Dark academia fans, this novel is for you. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Cosmopolitan</span><span><br><br></span><span class="a-text-italic">Where Sleeping Girls Lie</span><span> seductively blends the irresistible camp of </span><span class="a-text-italic">Mean Girls</span><span> with the propulsive campus whodunnit of </span><span class="a-text-italic">Wednesday</span><span> and the vigilante thrill of </span><span class="a-text-italic">Promising Young Woman</span><span>. Àbíké-Íyímídé is an incisive force - and a total vibe. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of THE ATLAS SIX</span><span><br><br>Flawless mystery. </span><span class="a-text-italic">Where Sleeping Girls Lie</span><span> builds with riveting intrigue, peeling back the facade of institutions and exposing the tender beating hearts of the girls trying to survive. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THESE VIOLENT DELIGHTS</span><span><br><br>Incisive and devastatingly insightful, Àbíké-Íyímídé rends a thriller in which every character is hiding painful secrets from themselves and each other, and true to life, justice is a hard-won thing. </span><span class="a-text-italic">Where Sleeping Girls Lie</span><span> paints an honest portrait of the rage of teenage girls and the catharsis found thereafter. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Joelle Wellington, author of THEIR VICIOUS GAMES</span><span><br><br>A harrowing mystery about a school festering with rot and a girl ready to walk right into its ugliest depths, with twists that made me gasp out loud. Àbíké-Íyímídé is back with a knife-sharp novel pointed right at the heart of society's darkest corners. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Andrew Joseph White, NY Times bestselling author of HELL FOLLOWED WITH US</span><span><br><br>A slice of stunning dark academia. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Waterstones</span><span><br><br>Àbíké-Íyímídé employs exceptionally perceptive character dynamics rendered via beautifully twisty prose to deliver a searing indictment of sexual violence and the lengths to which corrupt institutions will go to discredit and silence survivors. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Publishers Weekly, starred review</span><span><br><br>Dark Academia at its finest. Powerful, impactful and unforgettable. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">The Nerd Daily</span><span><br><br>Slow-burning, relentless and immersive... deftly navigates themes of trauma and trust. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">School Reading List, Fiction Book of the Month, March</span><span><br><br>Once again, Faridah has delivered a twisty masterpiece that, at its core, defies and challenges oppressive institutions and the powers that be. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Adeoti Rukayat Oyindamola, Writer, Content Creator, and Book Blogger</span><span><br><br>The best book you'll read all year. With thorny twists and sharp suspense through a dark academia vein, </span><span class="a-text-italic">Where Sleeping Girls Lie </span><span>is undeniably an unmatched YA thriller that takes the crown effortlessly. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">PrettyLittleMemoirs.com</span><span><br><br>Unforgettable mystery... This is a story of female rage, girls screaming to be heard and believed. It's brutal and raw yet unflinchingly honest. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Scorpio Book Dreams</span><span><br><br>5 stars. Packs a powerful punch. ― </span><span class="a-text-italic">Emma Reads Crime</span> </div> <h3><span>About the Author</span></h3> <div class="a-section a-spacing-small a-padding-small"> <p><span>Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is the instant </span><span class="a-text-italic">New York Times</span><span>, international bestselling and award-winning author of ACE OF SPADES. She is an avid tea drinker, a collector of strange mugs and a graduate from a university in the Scottish Highlands where she received a BA in English Literature. Faridah also has an MA in Shakespeare Studies from King's College, London. <br><br>When she isn't spinning dark tales, Faridah can be found examining the deeper meanings in Disney Channel original movies.</span></p> </div>
