![]() ![]() If We Were Villains was named one of Bustle's Best Thriller Novels of the Year, and Mystery Scene says, "A well-written and gripping ode to the stage.A fascinating, unorthodox take on rivalry, friendship, and truth. In the morning, the fourth-years find themselves facing their very own tragedy, and their greatest acting challenge yet: convincing the police, each other, and themselves that they are innocent. ![]() In this secluded world of firelight and leather-bound books, Oliver and his friends play the same roles onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress, ingénue, extras.īut in their fourth and final year, good-natured rivalries turn ugly, and on opening night real violence invades the students' world of make-believe. Detective Colborne wants to know the truth, and after ten years, Oliver is finally ready to tell it.Ī decade ago: Oliver is one of seven young Shakespearean actors at Dellecher Classical Conservatory, a place of keen ambition and fierce competition. On the day Oliver Marks is released from jail, the man who put him there is waiting at the door. ![]() 'If We Were Villains' has been compared to 'The Secret History,' which is a book I have not read. What we do have is a group of people bound by mutual love of their subject and, in most cases, by degrees of love for each other. Rio's sparkling debut is a richly layered story of love, friendship, and obsession.will keep you riveted through its final, electrifying moments." -Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney, New York Times bestselling author of The Nest "Nerdily (and winningly) in love with Shakespeare.Readable, smart." - New York Times Book Review We do not have a 'villain' in the conventional sense, who deliberately committed a crime in order to gain something. ![]() "Much like Donna Tartt's The Secret History, M. ![]()
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