Elite

Five students at Encinas face secrets, envy, and troubled love. Their lives become tied to a murder when Marina turns up dead beside a pool. This young adult mystery expands the world of Netflix’s Elite. It is the show’s first official novel.

Paula hides her pain over a love that seems impossible. Janine keeps a secret that could put her life at risk. Her boyfriend Gorka starts to have feelings for someone else. Mario, a bully who has repeated a school year, becomes a target himself. María Elena loses her hair due to emotional problems. Her classmates mock her with a nickname linked to hair. Behind her outward wealth lies a painful family story.

Marina’s death at the year-end party draws all five into the case. A detective receives a diary filled with hatred for Marina. The clues point to someone in her class. The story returns to the school year’s start to trace what happened. It explores who wrote the diary and who gave it to police. It also asks how that hatred relates to the killing.

Author Abril Zamora wrote for the Elite series. She also works as an actor and director. Her career spans film, theatre, and television. Her role in Netflix’s Vis a vis brought her wider fame.