The Wykehamist

Hardback available 10th March | FICTION | CRIME

SALTBURN meets AMERICAN PSYCHO in this shocking new crime novel

Lucian is the Wykehamist, a bright, handsome, charming, and privately educated young man, who glides through life effortlessly, from Winchester College to Cambridge University, to London, and finally Hong Kong.

But when Lucian is arrested, his secrets begin to unravel, the dark, violent side of him exposed...

Introverted, yet beautiful, Clementine doesn’t allow anyone to get close to her. She struggled to make friends at Cambridge University, finding the elite circles too exclusive and intimidating.

But there was one man, Lucian, who she was desperate to know.

Now a journalist, Clementine cannot resist the urge to rediscover the man who has been her obsession for so long...

Alexandra Strnad has written an incredible debut fiction novel, which now joins our Black Spring Crime Series, endorsed by UK crime fiction giants, Ian Rankin and Lee Child.

Alexandra Strnad read English at the University of Cambridge, and completed her postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford, as well as studying at Charles University. A Czech-British-Australian National, she lived in Prague for several years, and now spends her time between Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Czech Republic. Widely published as a poet, she was a Winner of the Jane Martin Prize. This is her debut novel.