Society of Lies

This book has it all: murder, unsupervised teens behaving badly, a secret society. But also: race and privilege… so it’s not entirely just candy. Maya has returned to Princeton for her ten year reunion. The trip stirs up old memories. She’s excited to see her friends, who all belonged to the same eating club and secret society that she did. She’s also excited to see her little sister Naomi–now graduating from Princeton. Everything comes crumbling down when Maya learns that Naomi has been found dead. The police call it an accident, but Maya is convinced there is more to the story. Maya begins to piece together the months leading up to her sister’s death. The story is told from three perspectives. Maya in present day, Maya ten years ago (where we learn about a very similar, terrible death), and Naomi. Maya uncovers layer after layer of secrets. Turns out, Naomi was hiding quite a bit. But Maya had secrets of her own. Alternating between past and present, it is a race to figure out what really happened to Naomi. I loved this and couldn’t put it down. It has a satisfying ending!