Noami :“I can’t keep pretending everything is fine when it’s not.”
Maya: “All I want is for her to be happy, but sometimes I feel like the more I try to connect with her, the more she pushes me away.”
These were the most captivating lines quoted by one of the main characters of the story, Noami. Noami compelled me to read this thrilling and adventurous novel. Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown is a thrilling story of a young girl’s death, Noami. who’s been under the influence of a secret society under her campus and has been hiding all these facts from her sister Maya during her academic years.
Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown Summary:
The novel starts with the scenario of the reunion of Maya with Princeton’s university. It’s been a decade since she visited the university the last time because she was a part of that university years ago. Maya visits campus in order to celebrate the graduation ceremony of her beloved sister Noami. But all she gets is the news of her sister’s death. Maya is told by the police that it as an accident. But she is not willing to believe that her sister’s death was an accident and starts investigating it herself.
During the investigation, she comes to know that Nomi was part of Sterling’s club, one of the most influential social societies on campus, with the darkest reality beneath its repute.
May’s contribution in reveling the truth
Maya had once been a part of that society. That’s why she realized how much trauma Noami could have faced during her stay with that secret society. The sequence of events: piecing the information from the past few months, she comes to know that Noami was trying to reveal the dark reality of Sterling’s club. And that could be the reason for her death. Throughout the investigation, Maya also recalls the behavioral differences she had noticed in Nomi’s behavior. She recalled the complexities of her relationship with her sister. She also feels the guilt of being part of that club first and considers herself an indirect reason for her sister’s death. In the end, Maya finally reveals that the causes of her sister’s death were nothing but Sterling’s club.
The Most Highlighted Lines in the Society of Lies by Lauren Ling Brown.
“All I want is for her to be happy, but sometimes I feel like the more I try to connect with her, the more she pushes me away.”
Maya
“Now every clue is leading Maya back to the past… and to the secret she’s kept all these years.”
Maya
“I can’t keep pretending everything is fine when it’s not.”
Noami
Daisy: “She’s probably out with her Sterling friends or getting drunk with some new boyfriend.”
Daisy
| Title | Society of Lies |
| Author | Ling Lauren Brown |
| Published On | August 13, 2024 |
| Genre | Fiction, Thriller, Suspense |
| Rating | 4/5 stars |
FAQs:
The main themes of the Society of Lies revolve around the journey of Maya figuring out the reason for her sister’s death. It is a thrilling story of suspense, with the suspense creating an engaging story line. Maya ends up gathering up information about a secret society that might have caused her sister’s death.
Maya and her sister Noami are the main characters of the novel. Although the story is very complicated with suspense and thriller, the novel story navigates with the death of Noami. Her sister Maya reveals the secret behind that secret society and uncovers the truth behind her sister’s death.
Well yes. Being part of Sterling’s club, she, badly imprisoned in the secret societies where people go to dangerous levels in order to maintain their status. She was ultimately trying to reveal and uncover the truth behind Sterling’s influential face. Her attempt to uncover the corrupt investments and false financial admissions and also the involvement of Professor Matthew Dupont put her at risk.
Yes, Sterling’s Club, being the powerful group at Princeton University, had an indirect involvement in drug dealing and other corruptive investments. And unfortunately, Noami was one of the addicted members, but Maya is of the opinion that there could be more in depth relating to those powerful communities behind Sterling’s Club, which led to the death of her sister. Sterling’s club was the union of elite social circles, where the use of drugs was very common.
Yes, Maya successfully uncovered the facts of Noami’s drug overdoses, her attempt to reveal the bad influence of Sterling’s club, its corruption, financial manipulation, and abuses, and especially the involvement of Professor Matthew Dupont, which put her at risk and led to her death.
