Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Susan Hill, Nicci French and Val Mc Dermid, this is an astute and intelligent psychological thriller centring around obsession and rage from international multi-million copy seller Joanne Harris. Fast paced with unexpected twists and turns, it will get right under the skin…'[A] gripping psychological thriller… Harris is one of our most accomplished novelists and Gentlemen & Players, with its pace, wit and acute observation, shows her at the top of her form‘ — DAILY EXPRESS'[A] delicious black comedy … the plot is so cleverly constructed, the tension so unflagging, you’d think she’d been writing thrillers all her life‘ — DAILY MAIL’It kept me on the edge of my seat and I was thinking about it long after I turned the last page‘ — ***** Reader review’An intricate, engrossing novel‘ — ***** Reader review’Wonderfully, horribly plausible‘ — ***** Reader review’I read it in three days which is as close as I get to "couldn’t put it down"‘ — ***** Reader review’Well written and enthralling‘ — ***** Reader review’A must read….‘ — ***** Reader review’Absolutely loved this book!‘ — ***** Reader review*******************************************************************************************At St Oswald’s, a long-established boys‘ grammar school in the north of England, a new year has just begun. For the staff and boys of the school, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing. Suits, paperwork and Information Technology rule the world; and Roy Straitley, the eccentric veteran Latin master, is finally – reluctantly – contemplating retirement.But beneath the little rivalries, petty disputes and everyday crises of the school, a darker undercurrent stirs.And a bitter grudge, hidden and carefully nurtured for thirteen years, is about to erupt.The trilogy continues with blueeyedboy and Different Class.
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