The Scholars
- Author Mackenzie Common
- Narrator Ruth Lass
- Publisher Headline
- Publish Date 24 September 2026
- Run Time 9 hours and 13 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction.
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What to expect
Readers can't put down The Scholars!
'Twisty, atmospheric . . . kept me guessing right until the end. A perfect read for autumn' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Quintessential dark academia - moody, mysterious, and a little dangerous' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'I've literally raced through this, it was truly unputdownable' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Full of twists and turns' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'If you only buy one dark academia novel this year, make it The Scholars' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'The ending left my truly shocked' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
You'd kill to be one of them.
They'd kill to get out . . .
The Shepherd Scholarship is the most coveted honour Oxford University has to offer, reserved for the extraordinary and exceptional. With all eyes on them, the five new scholars, Mabel, Azelle, Finn, Hadley and Hugo become unlikely allies as they try to prove themselves worthy.
Until one of them turns up dead.
When a secret book proposal is leaked in the aftermath of the tragedy, it threatens the true identities of the four remaining scholars. Soon everything they have worked so hard to conceal starts to unravel. Because there is a murderer amongst them, and they would kill to keep their secret safe.
How far would you go to protect the life you fought for?
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'The Scholars is full of dark secrets and twisted lies. Set in the rarefied world of an Oxford college, the characters are brilliantly drawn, and the ending . . . jaw-dropping! I loved it' SASKIA SARGINSON
'I devouredThe Scholars in two sittings . . . It's brilliantly written, with characters that you can literally see in front of you. The mystery keeps you guessing and turning those pages, and the reveal is a shocker. Wonderful' T.M. PAYNE
'An addictive and deftly plotted dark academia murder mystery with a startling sting in the tail' LISA WALKER
'Hugely atmospheric . . . a novel full of dark secrets, complex characters and personal demons' SARAH EASTER-COLLINS
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Critics Review
| Author | Mackenzie Common |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Ruth Lass |
| Duration | 9 hours and 13 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781035426133 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Headline |
| Genre | Crime and mystery fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE, US |
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