In Where Sleeping Girls Lie - an Instant New York Times and Indie bestseller by the author of Ace of Spades!**-a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets after her roommate disappears.**

In Where Sleeping Girls Lie - a YA contemporary mystery by Faridah abike-lyimide, the New York Times -bestselling author of Ace of Spades - a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets and coverups after her roommate disappears. It''s like I keep stumbling into a dark room, searching for the switch to make things bright again... Sade Hussein is starting her third year of high school, this time at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy boarding school after being home-schooled all her life. Misfortune has been a constant companion all her life, but even Sade doesn''t expect her new roommate, Elizabeth, to disappear after Sade''s first night. Or for people to think she had something to do with it. With rumors swirling around her, Sade catches the attention of the girls collectively known as the ''Unholy Trinity'' and they bring her into their fold. Between learning more about them-especially Persephone, who Sade is inexplicably drawn to-and playing catchup in class, Sade already has so much on her plate. But when it seems people don''t care enough about what happened to Elizabeth to really investigate, it''s up to she and Elizabeth''s best friend to solve it. And then a student is found dead. As they keep trying to figure out what''s going on, Sade realizes there''s more to Alfred Nobel Academy and its students than she thought. Secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface...secrets that rival even her own.

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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is the instant New York Times, International bestselling, & Award-winning author of Ace of Spades. She is an avid tea drinker, a collector of strange mugs, and a graduate from a university in the Scottish Highlands where she received a BA in English Literature. She also has an MA in Shakespeare Studies from Kings College London. When she isn't spinning dark tales, Faridah can be found examining the deeper meanings in Disney channel original movies.

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A girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets after her roommate disappears, in this "**beautifully written coming-of-age mysterythat should appeal to fans of Tiffany Jackson, Kara Thomas, and Jumata Emill." (Shelf Awareness, starred review)
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Finalist in the Goodreads Choice Awards!***

After being home-schooled, Sade Hussein is starting her third year of high school at the prestigious Alfred Nobel Academy boarding school. Misfortune has been a constant companion throughout her life, but even she doesn't expect her new roommate, Elizabeth, to disappear after Sade's first night. Or for people to think she had something to do with it.

With rumors swirling around her, Sade catches the attention of the girls known as the Unholy Trinity. Between learning more about them-especially Persephone, who Sade is inexplicably drawn to-and playing catchup in class, Sade already has so much on her plate. But the police are hardly looking into what happened to Elizabeth, so it's up to her and Elizabeth's best friend, Baz, to investigate.

And then a student is found dead.

As Sade and Baz try to make sense of it all, she realizes there's more to Alfred Nobel Academy and its students than she thought. Secrets lurk around every corner and beneath every surface...Secrets that rival even her own.

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In Where Sleeping Girls Lie - an Instant New York Times and Indie bestseller by the author of Ace of Spades!**-a girl new to boarding school discovers dark secrets after her roommate disappears.**