Thriller · Fantasy · Mystery
If We Were Villains
Ten years after a conviction, Oliver Marks tells the detective who put him away what really happened. His story goes back to a tight group of Shakespeare students at an elite arts conservatory, and the night one of them died.
- First published
- 2017
- Pace
- Medium
- Length
- Medium
- Pages
- 368
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like dark academia, a close-knit group of rivals and a murder that unfolds in the shadow of Shakespeare.
Skip this if you dislike heavy quotation of Shakespeare, or you want a fast-paced thriller rather than a slow, theatrical build.
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