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Oliver Markings has just dished up a decade in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. On your day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in jail. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he will, he needs to know what really happened a decade ago. As one of seven young stars learning Shakespeare at an elite arts college or university, Oliver and his friends play the same jobs onstage and off: hero, villain, tyrant, temptress. However when the casting changes, and the supplementary personas usurp the celebrities, the plays spill dangerously over into life, and one of these is found deceased. The rest face their best acting challenge yet: convincing the authorities, and themselves, they are blameless. Intelligent, thrilling, and richly detailed, If We Were Villains is a captivating account of the enduring power and enthusiasm of words.