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  • Published: 4 September 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241763087
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384

The Ruling Class





The first book in an addictive YA thriller duology that’s Scandal meets A Good Girl Guide to Murder from the NUMBER ONE bestselling author of The Inheritance Games

A PROBLEM TO SOLVE.

Any problem can be fixed . . . for a price. When Tess Kendrick is sent to stay with her older sister, she has no idea that she is a \"fixer\", a person who can make powerful people’s scandals disappear. Soon, Tess finds herself thrust into the same role.

SECRETS PILE UP.

Each sister leads a double life, and their worlds come crashing together as a scandal erupts from the halls of the exclusive Hardwicke School to Capitol Hill.

THE STAKES ARE DEADLY.

Tess must now uncover who’s behind the power play before she becomes a target herself.

  • Published: 4 September 2025
  • ISBN: 9780241763087
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 384

About the author

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Jennifer Lynn Barnes has written more than a dozen acclaimed young adult novels. Jen is also a Fulbright Scholar with advanced degrees in psychology, psychiatry, and cognitive science. She received her Ph.D. from Yale University in 2012 and is currently a professor of psychology and professional writing at the University of Oklahoma. You can find her online at www.jenniferlynnbarnes.com or follow her on Twitter @jenlynnbarnes.

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