Good Girls Lie by J.T. Ellison

Good Girls Lie by J. T. Ellison. Mira, 2019. Adult fiction.

When British teen Ash Carlisle arrives as a student at the exclusive girls' prep school, the Goode School, in Marchburg, Virginia, she is an unknown quantity. Her brother and parents have died. Headmistress Dr. Ford Westhaven, has inherited her position from her own mother whose poor decisions led to dismissal and she is determined not to go down that same path. Ash has secrets though as does Westhaven. Typical girl drama soon becomes deadly. Dare we say that the Ivy has become poisonous?

Ellison, the author of many other thrillers, writes smoothly. She obviously has had experience with the area and with prep school life and teenage girls. The red herrings are there, but she manages to slip in some zingers that will keep readers guessing until the absolute end.