The mesmerizing adult debut from Leigh Bardugo,a tale of powerprivilegedark magicand murder set among the Ivy League elite Galaxy ΓÇ£AlexΓÇ¥ Stern is the most unlikely member of YaleΓÇÖs freshman class. Raised in the Los Angeles hinterlands by a hippie momAlex dropped out of school early and into a world of shady drug-dealer boyfriendsdead-end jobsand muchmuch worse. In factby age twentyshe is the sole survivor of a horrificunsolved multiple homicide. Some might say sheΓÇÖs thrown her life away. But at her hospital bedAlex is offered a second chance: to attend one of the worldΓÇÖs most prestigious universities on a full ride. WhatΓÇÖs the catchand why her? Still searching for answersAlex arrives in New Haven tasked by her mysterious benefactors with monitoring the activities of YaleΓÇÖs secret societies. Their eight windowless ΓÇ£tombsΓÇ¥ are the well-known haunts of the rich and powerfulfrom high-ranking politicos to Wall StreetΓÇÖs biggest players. But their occult activities are more sinister and more extraordinary than any paranoid imagination might conceive. They tamper with forbidden magic. They raise the dead. Andsometimesthey prey on the living.