Darkly

Darkly

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What would you kill for? The New York Times bestselling author of Night Film spins a twisted web in this masterful YA psychological thriller about the dark legacy of a notorious games designer. A seemingly ordinary high school student. A mysterious summer internship. And a legendary games designer, now dead. When an ad for an internship with the Louisiana Veda Foundation appears, Arcadia 'Dia' Gannon rushes to apply. Veda's game-making empire, Darkly, was renowned for its ingenious and terrifying games back in the day and Dia is as obsessed with them as anyone. The remaining games are priced like highly sought-after works of art, with the rarest and most notorious commanding tens of millions of dollars at auction. Now, Dia is thrust into the enigmatic heart of the operation. But who are these other interns? Why do they all seem to have something to hide? And why was she really chosen? It soon becomes clear that this summer will be the most twisted Darkly game of all.

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  • 4
    Internship, antiques, boardgames, island, mystery, ghosts, apparition, puzzle, romance

    Posted by Novel Insight Reviews on 8th Feb 2025

    Seventeen-year-old Arcadia Gannon (Dia) lives in Missouri with her mother, Gigi, and helps her run their antique shop, Prologue Antiques. Dia is a massive fan of Louisiana Veda, the famous late game maker of the Darkly board games. Dia hears of an opportunity to apply for an internship in London at Lousiana’s factory and fills out her application. Not long after sending her application, Dia receives an email congratulating her on winning a summer internship at the Louisiana Veda Foundation in London. She meets Poe, Mouse, Franz, Cooper, Everleigh and Torin, the other interns. They head to the island, where they are given the task of finding George Grenfell, a fifteen-year-old who went missing after winning the game Valkyrie. In their investigation, they encounter many dangerous adventures and uncover deadly secrets about Louisiana and her family. A mysterious, action-packed read for lovers of fantasy novels.