The gripping new psychological thriller from Joanne Harris, to follow her bestselling Gentlemen & Players & Blueeyedboy. Perfect for fans of Claire Mackintosh, BA Paris, Paula Hawkins & Tracy Chevalier. ` Crime novel or literary novel? Categories really don`t matter; readers will find themselves comprehensively gripped.` Independent `A cracking psychological thriller` Good Housekeeping After thirty years at St Oswald`s Grammar in North Yorkshire, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come & go
- the clowns, the rebels, the underdogs, & those he calls his Brodie boys. But every so often there`s a boy who doesn`t fit the mould. A troublemaker. A boy capable of twisting everything around him. A boy with hidden shadows inside. With insolvency & academic failure looming, a new broom has arrived at the venerable school, bringing Powerpoint, sharp suits & even sixth form girls to the dusty corridors. But while Straitley does his sardonic best to resist this march to the future, a shadow from his past is stirring. A boy who even twenty years on haunts his teacher`s dreams. A boy capable of bad things.