Pikové eso – Abíké-Íyímídé Faridah (2022)

What if all the cards are stacked against you? Welcome to the prestigious private academy Niveus, where an anonymous blackmailer has appeared at the beginning of the school year. He calls himself Ace and enjoys bringing to light the dark secrets of the students here. His targets will be two seemingly completely different students. Quiet, talented musician Devon suddenly becomes the center of attention for the entire school when Ace publishes his intimate photographs. In contrast, the ambitious top student Chiamaka is used to the spotlight. She has never been afraid to get everything she wanted, but soon all her classmates will learn the price she paid for her power. Devon and Chiamaka seemingly have nothing in common, but someone has chosen them to destroy them publicly. Someone who has all the aces up their sleeve. And they have much more planned than just an innocent high school game... The Ace of Spades is a very timely novel that does not shy away from addressing and naming the issues of institutionalized racism, bullying, structural superiority, and class differences.