The Secret History by Donna Tartt

An exclusive circle hides a devastating crime

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When Richard Papen arrives at a small college in New England, he is drawn to an unusual group of classics students and their charismatic teacher. Their intelligence, elegance and apparent detachment from ordinary campus life make their world irresistible. As Richard becomes part of the circle, he discovers that its pursuit of beauty and experience can cross dangerous moral boundaries. A crime binds the friends together, but secrecy brings suspicion, fear and consequences none of them can control. Donna Tartt's novel turns an account of privileged student life into a study of obsession, belonging and guilt, asking what happens when people persuade themselves that they stand outside the usual rules.