A thrillingly original dystopian murder mystery - think The Hunger Gamesmeets A Good Girl's Guide to Murder! 

A FUTURE QUEEN LIES MURDERED ... 

Justice is merciless in the Hive, a monarchy of tomorrow, where young bodyguard Feldspar awaits execution, guilty of being alive when her charge is dead.

The girl has one defender - Niko, a royal maverick. Together they have three days to prove the impossible.

Three days to question everything Feldspar knows about the world that raised her and discover who the real murderer is . . .

• A thrillingly original YA murder mystery, set in a dystopian colony with fantasy elements
• Features a dangerous future monarchy, a richly imagined world based on the society of bees, and a hint of romance
• For fans of Neal Shusterman, Holly Black and Suzanne Collins