Jenni Howell is the New York Times-bestselling author of Boys with Sharp Teeth. Before becoming an author, she tried out archaeology, linguistics, mongoose herding (known to some as "teaching"), finance, and espionage, but always got bored. Now she writes books, so her entire world changes every six months--and she will never be bored again.

Praise for Boys With Sharp Teeth:

"Boys With Sharp Teeth is the kind of book that whispers terrible secrets in your ear late at night. With each page turn, you'll find yourself struggling to catch your breath as grief, revenge, and obsession intertwine like twisting ivy. This is a stunningly lush, utterly compelling, darkly beautiful debut!" --Ginny Myers Sain, New York Times bestselling author of Dark and Shallow Lies

"In this beautifully crafted, twisted love story, Howell explores what happens when love doesn't make you better, but in fact makes you worse. These complicated characters have tangled relationships and thorny secrets that make for a truly stunning tale." --Kamilah Cole, USA Today- and Indie-bestselling author of So Let Them Burn

"Jenni Howell is a talent to watch, and Boys With Sharp Teeth proves it. If you're looking for a devious dark academia book with beautiful prose and shocking twists, you've found it." --Jesse Q. Sutanto, USA Today bestselling author of Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

"With atmospheric tension and a twisted mystery to solve, Boys With Sharp Teeth is a darkly delicious spiral where each page makes you crave more." --CG Drews, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Don't Let The Forest In

"A taut and darkly lyrical tale of obsession and grief, Boys With Sharp Teeth holds a shadowy mirror up to the lengths we might go to for revenge, with each savage twist compelling you to turn the page long after the lights have gone out." --Amy Goldsmith, author of Those We Drown and Our Wicked Histories

"Dark academia at its finest! Howell's debut is a chilling dissection of what it means to be alive with a page-turning mystery that will keep you up at night." --Rachel Moore, author of Us in Ruins and The Library of Shadows

"Fans of heady, twisty dark academia tales will revel in unpicking this knotty mystery." --Publishers Weekly

"Sings with tension....An intensely dark debut that's focused on style." --Kirkus Reviews

"A layered journey of self-discovery disguised as a dark romantic psychological thriller . . . readers will think twice about peeking at a mirror in a dark room thanks to this eerily atmospheric novel." --Booklist

Publisher: Square Fish

Pub date: 2026-07-14

Length: 400 pages