London, The Borough Press, 2020 There are times when you feel more alone here than if you were the last person left on earth. Montverre is an all-boys academy located somewhere in the mountains where students are trained in a complicated, elaborate and mysterious game called the grand jeu , and the government is not exactly happy about the newly elected Magister Ludi, Claire Dryden. Léo Martin is a government official who has just lost his job and who is sent back to his old school to “redeem himself”. He is supposed to keep an eye on Claire and report back on her every move. Léo has no other choice but to agree, though he is reluctant to return to his old school – too many memories lurk in the shadows. When Léo first meets Claire, he has a strange feeling that he has met her before, only he is sure he hasn’t. Both of them have secrets, both live their lives based on lies, and the closer they get to the academy’s legendary Midsummer Games, the greater the possibility of those wel