The Ancient Nine
A Novel
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July 16, 2018
In 1988, Harvard undergrad Spenser Collins, the narrator of this enticing if formulaic thriller from bestseller Smith (The Blackbird Papers), is invited to a reception given by the Delphic Club, the “most secretive of Harvard’s nine most exclusive clubs,” whose membership includes “some of the world’s most prominent men.” Intrigued, Spenser researches the club’s past and learns that a Harvard student, Erasmus Abbott, vanished in 1927 after attempting to break into the Delphic Club. Spenser decides to investigate, and the path to the truth, of course, proves perilous. Meanwhile, Spenser strikes up a romance with a stunning community college student, Ashley Garrett, who works as a server in his dining hall. Ashley, who turns out to be brilliant but oddly dreams of a career as a wedding planner, initially dismisses the notion of dating a snobby Harvard man before their relationship arrives at a predictable destination. Those seeking an inside look at an Ivy League secret society will get their money’s worth. 75,000 announced first printing. Author tour. Agent: Mitch Hoffman, Aaron M. Priest Literary Agency.
August 1, 2018
In 1988, Spenser Collins, an African American premed student and athlete from Chicago, is nominated for induction into one of Harvard's most prestigious social clubs. The Delphic, riddled with tradition and home to power brokers and industry moguls, is looking to recruit fresh (blue) blood. While swimming with the sharks among the one percent, Spenser and his friend uncover the Ancient Nine, a hidden inner circle within the club who hold their secrets close, including a death on campus in the 1920s that kickstarts the story. Not an intense thriller, nor a puzzling mystery, Smith's second novel (after The Blackbird Papers) is best when describing the campus atmosphere and daily life of an undergrad at Harvard, where the author was a student, a place he renders lovingly. VERDICT There's some meat here for readers of mysteries set in academia and political thrillers, but they'll likely want more. For a similar feel, try Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason's The Rule of Four, a campus novel with a bit more danger and pulp and far more puzzles.--Gregg Winsor, Johnson Cty. Lib., Overland Park, KS
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