Society of Lies is an impressive debut by Lauren Ling Brown. Set at Princeton University, this dark academia-esque mystery is the story of two sisters ten years apart. Maya is an adult now, living with her husband and young daughter. Naomi is set to graduate from Princeton when she dies under suspicious circumstances. Maya and Naomi have both faced immense struggles, losing their parents at a young age and facing discrimination as biracial students in an elite setting. While they have been close in the past, over recent years their relationship has strained. 

Told from the perspectives of Maya now and over ten years ago when she herself was also a student at Princeton as well as the perspective of Naomi in the past, this book builds tension well. The journey into the secret societies feels realistic and terrifying. I thought this book was very well paced, with the exception of some parts between 80 and 87% where I felt it wasn't moving as fast as I would have liked; I was ready for more answers! 

My criticism of this book is that the perspectives of Naomi and Maya were indistinguishable aside from certain character names in their chapters. If I stopped mid-chapter, I was always confused when I picked back up. Overall this was one heck of a ride and I cannot wait to see what Lauren Ling Brown writes next.