Chloe Sevre is a freshman at Adams University who belongs to a secret clinical study involving diagnosed sociopaths. To maintain her scholarship, she wears a GPS tracker and attends regular sessions with a psychologist monitoring her lack of empathy and impulse control. While she meticulously plans the murder of a childhood rival, a classmate within the elite study is found dead. Chloe must identify which of her fellow participants is the killer before she becomes the next target, forcing her to form uneasy alliances with other predators on campus.
Readers of psychological thrillers who prefer cold, analytical protagonists over emotional leads will find this narrative structure refreshing. It appeals to those interested in the spectrum of psychopathy and the technical difference between clinical diagnosis and violent behavior. You walk away with a shifted perspective on morality and a detailed look at how high-functioning individuals with personality disorders navigate social structures, manipulation, and self-preservation. It serves as a study in predatory dynamics and the high stakes of hidden identities in a closed environment.
Practical, clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
