(Higher Institute of Villainous Education) is a top-secret school of applied villainy where children with a precocious gift for wrongdoing are sent to develop their talents into criminal mastermind.
After all, 'villains have the best lines and wear the best costumes'.
One small catch is that the children cannot leave until training is complete, six years later.
With villainy comes a certain freedom of thought, and every year one student in particular will show exceptional talent - af.
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc H.i.v.e. higher institute of villainous education, paperback/mark walden
