It is the autumn term and Greer Macdonald is struggling to settle back into the world of STAGS. She is now a Sixth Former and the new Head of School, but the ghosts of the past are never far away. When Greer receives a mysterious invitation to play ‘The Isle of Dogs’—a lost Elizabethan play by Ben Jonson—she finds herself drawn back into the dangerous world of the Order of the Stag.The play, which was banned in 1597 for being ‘seditious and slanderous,’ seems to hold a mirror to the dark secrets of the school. As the rehearsals begin, Greer and her friends realize they are being hunted once again. This time, the game is more deadly, and the hounds are closing in. To survive, Greer must uncover the truth behind the play and the people who will stop at nothing to keep its secrets buried.”