What I Told My Friends by Alice Leigh is a Modern & Contemporary title available in paperback book format. High Hill Manor has a secret. The prestigious boarding school attracted the brightest students. But that was before the head girl Emily Asbourne was found - dead - on the ground below the belltower. A long list of suspects. Chloe Carter joined in the final year. Things went badly wrong back in London, and she was desperate for a new start. She had her own reasons to hate Emily, but she wasn't the only one. A much-loved music teacher is charged with murder. Two decades pass, and Chloe greets Mr Aides at the prison gates on the day of his release. She is ready to tell all. But sharing secrets is a dangerous business - and comes with a high price. A dark academia thriller perfect for fans of When We Were Silent , The Four , The Trial and My Dark Vanessa .