The Society: A Novel

The Knox is a centuries-old building in Beacon Hill that is home to a secret society. Vivian, while born into old money, is running out of it. She grew up hearing about an old family legend that she is an ancestor of the original founding member of the Knox, meaning she is eligible for an inheritance. Vivian manages to work her way into The Society, but then mysteriously has an accident followed by her disappearance. Enter Taylor, her ER nurse, who becomes concerned for her and manages to get a job at the Knox to find out what really happened. Taylor needs to watch out, though, because they’re not called secret societies for nothing.

I thought the author’s writing style was refreshing and different. I enjoyed that parts of the story were told from the building’s point of view. I found Taylor hard to relate to, however, and the plot kind of fell flat towards the end, which was surprising, given how long the book was and the amount of time the author had to build a mystery. Overall, if you like stories about elite secret societies, you will probably like this one.