The Rabbit Club
“Riveting from page one to the twisty and twisted ending.”
—SUSANNAH CAHALAN, New York Times bestselling author of BRAIN ON FIRE
An American student at Oxford. A secret society with a sinister streak. An unexpected twist you won’t see coming. Welcome to The Rabbit Club.
When Ali McCain, an eighteen-year-old from Los Angeles, is accepted at Oxford, it’s a chance to fulfill his dreams. To study English literature in England; to meet true intellectuals; and to glimpse the life he might have lived had his father—British rock star Gel McCain, legendary front man of the Pale Fires—not abandoned him and his mother when he was a toddler.
But not long after he arrives at the storied university, Ali is drawn into a dark, disorienting world where events grow more and more curious by the day. Trading on his father’s name, he gains entry into one of Oxford’s oldest and most selective secret societies, the Saracens. As he immerses himself in this rarefied world, he inadvertently sets in motion a series of events that might culminate in disaster.
A mind-bending literary house of mirrors, replete with bookish allusions and Easter eggs ranging from Alice in Wonderland to Brideshead Revisited and King Lear, The Rabbit Club is an arresting thriller by an acclaimed writer at the top of his game.
Abbott Kahler, New York Times bestselling author of EDEN UNDONE and WHERE YOU END
“Diving into The Rabbit Club, a dizzying story grippingly told, is like taking a leap into Alice’s rabbit hole only to discover something mysterious, compelling and new. There is a dark sense of danger in the wonderland Yates creates, a world of game players, liars and secret societies. Rarely has a tale been spun with this much verve and thrill. When the truth is revealed, your head might spin backward— or even flip itself inside-out.”
Susannah Cahalan, author of BRAIN ON FIRE and THE ACID QUEEN
““I’m still reeling from THE RABBIT CLUB. I devoured this book in two feverish sittings—riveted from page one to the twisty and twisted ending. THE RABBIT CLUB cements Christopher Yates’ place as a maestro of dark academia.””
Matthew Sullivan, author of MIDNIGHT IN SOAP LAKE
“A lively labyrinth of a novel, a fun read that nods at pop hits and dusty classics alike, and that unlocks a secret society of characters as colorful as those who populate Alice’s Wonderland. The game is afoot…and it is wicked and wild!”
Lauren Nossett, author of THE RESEMBLANCE
“It’s strange to describe a story of murder, betrayal, and manipulation as delightful, but with its nods to Alice in Wonderland, colorful characters, and mind-bending twist, that’s exactly what this is. So follow Christopher J. Yates down the rabbit hole, knowing that you’re in capable hands.”