Alice in Murderland Series by Kaori Yuki

Now! Let the "Mad Tea Party" begin!The Kuonji clan, owner of one of the world's top conglomerates, has a tradition: Once a month, family members attend a "Mad Tea Party... moreNow! Let the "Mad Tea Party" begin!The Kuonji clan, owner of one of the world's top conglomerates, has a tradition: Once a month, family members attend a "Mad Tea Party." But at the latest gathering, the nine Kuonji siblings in attendance are shocked to hear a pronouncement issue from the lips of their mother, Olga-"I'd like you children to now fight one another to the death!"As chaos erupts, Stella, the fourth daughter, loses all reason, and suddenly a whole new Stella, complete with blonde hair and blue dress, comes out to play-!! less

At the "Mad Tea Party" celebrating the nineteenth birthday of her beloved eldest brother, Zeno, Stella, the fourth daughter of the illustrious Kuonji house, finds herself in the middle of a fight to the death with her siblings. At the height of a one-on-one battle with her second-eldest brother, Shido, "Bloody Alice," another personality within Stella's body, awakens... moreAt the "Mad Tea Party" celebrating the nineteenth birthday of her beloved eldest brother, Zeno, Stella, the fourth daughter of the illustrious Kuonji house, finds herself in the middle of a fight to the death with her siblings. At the height of a one-on-one battle with her second-eldest brother, Shido, "Bloody Alice," another personality within Stella's body, awakens. Before long, Stella sinks into deep despair as her nearest and dearest sister, Claire, swoops in to attack her! Torn between protecting herself and sparing her precious sister, Stella falls prey to the devious murmurings of "Bloody Alice," who whispers in her ear, "This is our fate." But what do the cards hold for poor Stella in this brutal survival game?! less

The laboratory where corpses dance...Stella remains locked in a life-or-death struggle with her siblings in order to keep her beloved brother Zeno alive. Dragged into a plot by fourth-eldest brother Mare, she now finds herself pitted against her second-eldest sister, Miser, who has awakened as the Queen of Corpses."Let's take these kids who drank my 'blood'..... moreThe laboratory where corpses dance...Stella remains locked in a life-or-death struggle with her siblings in order to keep her beloved brother Zeno alive. Dragged into a plot by fourth-eldest brother Mare, she now finds herself pitted against her second-eldest sister, Miser, who has awakened as the Queen of Corpses."Let's take these kids who drank my 'blood'......and do a little experiment!"Confronted by Miser and her newfound talent for manipulating the dead, the irrepressible "Bloody Alice" makes her entrance and draws her gun--?!Welcome to the haunted party thrown by poor little Miser. less

Our real parents, yours and mine...The death match with Maré leaves Stella drained. Slipping in and out of consciousness, she relives the traumatic events of the airline crash. Was Stella's white-haired bully really on the same plane? And what was in the strange box she saw with him?Did you and I meet a long time ago? Maybe on an airplane...?Stella's doubts about Tsukito, her white-haired bodyguard, resurface...Is her returning memory a Pandora's box?.. moreOur real parents, yours and mine...The death match with Maré leaves Stella drained. Slipping in and out of consciousness, she relives the traumatic events of the airline crash. Was Stella's white-haired bully really on the same plane? And what was in the strange box she saw with him?Did you and I meet a long time ago? Maybe on an airplane...?Stella's doubts about Tsukito, her white-haired bodyguard, resurface...Is her returning memory a Pandora's box?...and perhaps a hundred others have died at his hand. less

Stella-samaaaa-The scar on the palm of Zeno, Stella's most beloved brother, has switched from one hand to the other. Her mind already consumed by the fog of war, Stella arrives at a truth far too painful to consider...And all this time...this entire time-! I've been trusting and loving the very person who murdered him!A lie told at the very first tea party now comes out into the open!!Are you familiar with the term "changeling"?

He's right here in front of me...just like I remember him...my real big brother...Stella's true Zeno-nii, thought to have died five years ago at the very first Mad Tea Party, appears! And with his arrival, the last and biggest of Tsukito's secrets is revealed! You must never let go of this hand--Tsukito's hand--ever again.. moreHe's right here in front of me...just like I remember him...my real big brother...Stella's true Zeno-nii, thought to have died five years ago at the very first Mad Tea Party, appears! And with his arrival, the last and biggest of Tsukito's secrets is revealed! You must never let go of this hand--Tsukito's hand--ever again...!Amid the confusion, her "father" presents Stella, who has lost the will to fight, with a way to end the traditional family death game that has embroiled her and her siblings, and--?!So don't you dare get in my way...!! less

It's sister vs. sister in a fight to the death! Stella makes a pact with Alice to save both their lives, but it seems Ibara's just getting started. The eldest sister is out for blood, and she won't stop until there's only one girl left standing. But if Stella survives this fight-what then? What havoc will Alice wreak if she's got control of their body for a whole month...?

Besides, didn't I tell you that we hated each other?After narrowly defeating her eldest sister, Ibara, Stella enjoys a rare lull in the action. But when she joins her siblings in the baths, she barely has time to get her feet wet before assumed-dead, fourth brother Mare pitches an assault!"Don't tell me you forgot about li'l old Mare, hmm?" And on his heels strikes Sol, Mare's identical twin and third son of the Kuonji clan... moreBesides, didn't I tell you that we hated each other?After narrowly defeating her eldest sister, Ibara, Stella enjoys a rare lull in the action. But when she joins her siblings in the baths, she barely has time to get her feet wet before assumed-dead, fourth brother Mare pitches an assault!"Don't tell me you forgot about li'l old Mare, hmm?" And on his heels strikes Sol, Mare's identical twin and third son of the Kuonji clan. By taking Tsukito hostage, Sol succeeds in tying Allice's blood-soaked hands. Up against the onslaught of her brother's destructive fire powers, is all hope lost for Stella?!...I'd have to kill Mare all over again-! less

And then there were three...The murderous battle royale to determine the heir to the family estate leaves only Stella, elder sister Miser, and youngest brother Melm standing. Adamant about ending the bloodshed, Stella refuses to fight, instead seeking a way out for her family. But ever cold and calculating, mother Olga has different plans, and fighting each other may be the siblings' only chance at survival...

The final battle begins as Stella and Alice take on little Melm in a hair-raising fight to the death! His abilities have been dubbed godlike, but what exactly does the youngest Kuonji's power entail?! And the true nature of the link between matriarch-turned-mastermind Olga and the secret of the Kuonji clan is at long last revealed in the conclusion to Kaori Yuki's Alice in Murderland!