{"product_id":"when-we-were-killers-9781804545751","title":"When We Were Killers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003ci\u003eSaltburn\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e in this gripping tale of alchemy and academia' IAN RANKIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive friends. One deadly obsession.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe salt-scented quadrangles of St Andrews University greet misfit first-year student Finn Nethercott with indifference. This is a place where only privilege counts, and those from the right backgrounds can get away with murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinn is quickly seduced into a new circle of friends. Four history scholars obsessed with the deepest roots of ancient Scotland. They sweep him away on wild adventures to forgotten castles and faerie lochs. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut he soon discovers the darker sides of his new friendships: deadly rivalries, midnight rituals, and a desperate search for a long-lost hallucinogen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen, as Finn is pulled into a world where he can't always trust what he's seen each night, the group's obsession turns deadly... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA shocking fever-dream of a thriller perfect for fans of M.L. Rio's \u003ci\u003eIf We Were Villains\u003c\/i\u003e, Ashley Winstead's \u003ci\u003eIn My Dreams I Hold a Knife\u003c\/i\u003e and Ellie Keel's \u003ci\u003eThe Four\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I was blown away by this visceral roar of a novel: erudite, pacy and deeply moving. Think \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e on acid. Beautifully written and impossible to put down.'\u003cb\u003e J.S. MONROE, author of \u003ci\u003eFind Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNo Place to Hide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003ci\u003eWhen We Were Killers\u003c\/i\u003e is a splintered gem of a book. Dark Academia at its seductive, shadowy best.'\u003cb\u003e MATTHEW HARFFY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Next to impossible to put down... This is bloody brilliant.' \u003cb\u003eMICHAEL JECKS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A stylish and darkly evocative thriller that it had me racing through the pages to reach the brilliant and unsettling conclusion.' \u003cb\u003eRUTH HOGAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Head of Zeus -- An Aries Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804545751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432","brand":"C. F. Barrington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45234747080885,"sku":"9781804545751","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_fbbb3f05-8ef8-42f5-8165-db754e170504.jpg?v=1743518623","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/when-we-were-killers-9781804545751","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}