Rock, Paper, Killers, the first book in a new line of YA thrillers by Alexia Mason, has been acquired by Simon and Schuster Children’s Books. S&S will publish the book as a lead title in paperback original, e-book and audio on 17th February 2022.

S&S Children’s M.D. Rachel Denwood said: “Not only is Rock, Paper, Killers a genius thrill of a whodunit, it is the most delicious, playful study of teenagers at their darkest, funniest and most Machiavellian. Readers are going to devour it.”

When a group of Dublin teenagers arrive at a rural cliff-top college to cram for their final exams, their most pressing concern is the prospect of a month with no partying. Little do they know that one of them will never make it back home . . . Rock, Paper, Killers is a story of hidden rivalries, secret romance and shocking revelations, and the perfect read for fans of Karen M. McManus and Holly Jackson.

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