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M. L. Rio is an author, but before she was an author she was an actor, and before she was an actor she was just a word nerd whose best friends were books. She holds a master's degree in Shakespeare Studies from King's College London and Shakespeare's Globe. She currently lives in Washington, D. C., but she is terrible at updating online bios, so this information will probably be outdated by the time you read it. ...more

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	If We Were Villains 4.20 avg rating — 216,740 ratings — published 2017 — 58 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In These Hallowed Halls: A Dark Academia Anthology by Marie O'Regan (Editor), Paul Kane (Goodreads Author) (Editor), M.L. Rio (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.48 avg rating — 321 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A few quick updates as we approach the end of September. Firstly, the In These Hallowed Halls anthology is finally out in the world. You can buy it from many bookstores, or find your preferred online retailer here. To help celebrate the release, I signed stock of both Villains and the anthology at eight different bookstores in New York City this past week. You can find a list of them on this t

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“For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.”
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“You can justify anything if you do it poetically enough.”
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“Were you in love with him?'
'Yes,' I say, simply. James and I put each other through the kind of reckless passions Gwendolyn once talked about, joy and anger and desire and despair. After all that, was it really so strange? I am no longer baffled or amazed or embarrassed by it. 'Yes, I was.' It's not the whole truth. The whole truth is, I'm in love with him still.”
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Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Death of Nancy Drew by Anthony Del Col

4 votes, 33.3%

The Christopher Killer by Alane Ferguson

2 votes, 16.7%

Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

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Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Is Bad Manners) by Robin Stevens

1 vote, 8.3%

The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd

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Five on a Treasure Island by Enid Blyton (write-in)

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The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer

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If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

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The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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Pepper's Rules for Secret Sleuthing by Briana McDonald

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Dead Girls Don't Write Letters by Gail Giles

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Something Rotten by Alan Gratz

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Forget Me by K.A. Harrington

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Goldie Vance Vol. 1 by Hope Larson

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Framed! by James Ponti

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The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud

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The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane by Julia Nobel

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Cold Case by Julia Platt Leonard

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“I switched to thoughts of the play. It was by far the healthiest item to concentrate on. Rehearsals were only days away; there is something wildly exciting about a company assembling for the first time on stage. There is also something strangely sexy about it. I can't pin it down, there just is.”
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“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
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“In his mind he fingered the necklace of the days to come.”
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