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A Game of Malice

by Gled Browne Kabongo

Secrets and strategy at Branson Academy

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Secrets and strategy at Branson Academy

At an elite New England boarding school, the disappearance of tech prodigy Mackenzie Fleming sets her friend Lucas Rambally searching for answers. His investigation brings him into a landscape of rumors and concealed secrets, while queen bee Ivy Ishihara’s chess references suggest that someone may be shaping events as a game. The central uncertainty—whether Mackenzie is in danger or orchestrating a deception—links the mystery to questions of trust and perception. The school’s privileged social world and the characters’ shifting claims make the search as much about interpreting motives as locating a missing student.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in boarding-school mysteries and thrillers.
  • Readers who enjoy plots involving missing students, secrets, and deception.
  • Readers interested in young adult fiction featuring biracial and multiracial subject matter.

Themes

Trust and deceptionPrivilege and powerMissing-person mysteryBiracial and multiracial identity

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Book overview

For fans of One of Us Is Lying, Cruel Intentions, and Gossip Girl comes apulse-pounding YA thriller about the disappearance of a brilliant but troubled student from an elite New England boarding school.

 

Power. Privilege. Secrets. Lies. Welcome to Branson Academy, where the deadliest lessons aren't part of the curriculum.

 

When his friend, tech prodigy Mackenzie Fleming, goes missing, soccer star and honors student Lucas Rambally is determined to find her. As rumors swirl, some say Mackenzie is pulling another vanishing act; after all, she's gone missing before and always returned. But this time, Lucas can't shake the feeling his friend is in serious trouble.

 

As his search intensifies, Lucas uncovers a web of dark secrets that could bring Branson Academy to its knees. Then queen bee Ivy Ishihara starts dropping sinister chess references. And they're not just clever wordplay-they're dire warnings. Lucas has stumbled into a game he was never meant to play, and one wrong move could prove fatal.

 

The clock is ticking, and to find out what really happened to Mackenzie, Lucas must answer one simple question: Is his friend in mortal danger or is her disappearance a mind-blowing con that conceals something far more shocking than anyone could have imagined?

 

In this twisted game of deception, the truth might be the deadliest player of all.

 

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