The Rich, The Reckless, and The Ruined
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Lockwood Academy isn't just a school - it's a kingdom. Old money, perfect uniforms, and students polished to shine like marble statues. At the very top sit the Lockwood Six: Calliope, Zander, Cassian, Elodie, Thaddeus, and Isolde. They're beautiful. They're untouchable. They're liars.
The illusion cracks the night Julian Mercer is found dead at the cliffs of Evermere Bay. He knew their secrets and someone made sure he never lived to tell them.
Now the Six are trapped in a glittering nightmare. Their parties, their romances, their betrayals...all stalked by a faceless tormentor who calls themselves "The Watcher".
"I know what you've done. Julian may have gone over the cliff, but your secrets didn't."
As grief turns to suspicion, the Six scramble to protect their legacies and their lies. But the Watcher is always one step ahead. And with every secret revealed, the question grows sharper:
Who killed Julian Mercer and which of the Six will fall next?
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