The place is St Oswald's, an old and long-established boys' grammar school in the north of England. A new year has just begun, and 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, Latin master, eccentric, and veteran of St Oswald's, 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.
Who is Mole, the mysterious insider, whose cruel practical jokes are gradually escalating towards violence - and perhaps, murder? And how can an old and half-forgotten scandal become the stone that brings down a giant?
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Imprint: RH AudioGo
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Published: 23/12/2010
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ISBN: 9781446454152
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Length: 808 Minutes
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RRP: £12.00
Reviews
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[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
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[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
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With a lightness of touch, Harris illuminates just how resentment of privilege and exclusion can lead to violent resolutions... Marvellously mischievous
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING
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[A] clever story of obsession and revenge... Ms Harris has scored another success
SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
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A classic whodunnit with the characters carefully crafted and the tension at a knife edge
SUNDAY EXPRESS (TOP TEN FICTION 2005)
