The Story
When an English teacher turns up dead on school property one May morning, everyone at Ridgeview Alternative School is shocked.
Everyone, that is, except Jordan, Nick, and Chloe.
Months earlier, these three ambitious twelfth graders land in Clifford "Call Me Cliff" Lowell's Comparative Literature classroom with big dreams of university scholarships and rewarding careers, only to discover that the well-respected educator is actually a sexual predator with a long list of victims -- a list that's about to include two of them.
Facing a manipulative monster, a complacent administration, and grim futures, the trio hatches a desperate plot: plan a murder so perfect that maybe, just maybe, they can get away with it ...Author: Edward Kay,Mikhael Klassen-Kay
Publisher: Dcb Young Readers
Published: 05/16/2026
Pages: 314
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.38w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781770868366
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 03/20/2026 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2026
About the Author
Kay, Edward: - Edward Kay is an award-winning author and screenwriter with eight published books and more than 130 hours of produced television for broadcasters including BBC, Disney, CBC, France Télévisions, ABC Australia, and Bell Media.Klassen-Kay, Mikhael: - Mikhael Klassen-Kay is a Toronto-based author with an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto. A fan of historical memoirs and Gothic fiction, his work explores themes of queerness and neurodiversity through a darkly comedic lens.
Description
When an English teacher turns up dead on school property one May morning, everyone at Ridgeview Alternative School is shocked.
Everyone, that is, except Jordan, Nick, and Chloe.
Months earlier, these three ambitious twelfth graders land in Clifford "Call Me Cliff" Lowell's Comparative Literature classroom with big dreams of university scholarships and rewarding careers, only to discover that the well-respected educator is actually a sexual predator with a long list of victims -- a list that's about to include two of them.
Facing a manipulative monster, a complacent administration, and grim futures, the trio hatches a desperate plot: plan a murder so perfect that maybe, just maybe, they can get away with it ...Author: Edward Kay,Mikhael Klassen-Kay
Publisher: Dcb Young Readers
Published: 05/16/2026
Pages: 314
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.38w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781770868366
Audience: Young Adult
Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 03/20/2026 pg. 1
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2026
About the Author
Kay, Edward: - Edward Kay is an award-winning author and screenwriter with eight published books and more than 130 hours of produced television for broadcasters including BBC, Disney, CBC, France Télévisions, ABC Australia, and Bell Media.Klassen-Kay, Mikhael: - Mikhael Klassen-Kay is a Toronto-based author with an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto. A fan of historical memoirs and Gothic fiction, his work explores themes of queerness and neurodiversity through a darkly comedic lens.
