An Academy for Liars: The addictive, horror-drenched new Gothic dark academia novel everyone will be talking about

‘Saturated with violence, desire, and power. It's a book with blood on its lips, and I loved it completely.’ ALIX E.HARROW'Alexis Henderson is one of the best Gothic writers out there.' HANNAH WHITTEN‘Dark academia stunner infused with Henderson's signature style - it's lush, atmospheric, imaginative and impossible to put down.’ RACHEL HARRISON'A modern-day Anne Rice, Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death.' THE NEW YORK TIMESLennon Carter’s life is falling apart. Until she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to sit the entrance exam for somewhere few have heard of - Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah. Lennon doesn’t know it yet, but she is special. She possesses the innate gift of persuasion: the ability to wield her will like a weapon, controlling others, and even matter itself.But this is a devastating power than Lennon must learn how to master. While persuasion takes a heavy toll on her body and her mind,