Noire Rise, the cynical and sharp-tongued daughter of the late Don Rise, has inherited more than just a criminal empire and a fancy religious school placement. At her father's funeral, she receives a chilling calling card from the "e;Jackfish"e;, the city's most elusive and deadly assassin, who never misses a mark and has never been seen.Forced into a life of high-stakes paranoia, Noire must navigate the treacherous social hierarchy of Saint Laquet's Academy while dodging literal bullets. With the help of a chaotic ensemble...including an eccentric, muffin-obsessed classmate, a cybernetically enhanced teacher, and a lethal, white-haired guardian with a mysterious past...Noire must uncover the Jackfish's identity before her own name is crossed off the "e;Killing Schedule"e;.In a city where the police are bought and loyalty is a death sentence, Noire is about to learn that the most dangerous monsters aren't always the ones under your bed...sometimes, they're sitting in the desk right next to you.