The Clock Strikes BLOOD..
At Vermillion Hollow Academy, silence is louder than screams.
When a student's body is found on the grand staircase with a cryptic note pinned to his chest, 17-year-old Vallis Crane knows it's not the first kill-and it won't be the last.
Two years ago, her brother died under suspicious circumstances. They called it suicide. She called it a lie.
Now, someone's playing a game. A twisted game of chess. Each victim, another piece. Each message, a clue wrapped in blood.
Vallis isn't a detective. She's not a hero.
She's just someone who remembers everything-and she's done staying silent.
Because the killer wants a game.
And she's ready to play.
Tick. Tock. The clock is striking blood.