On a sunny Friday afternoon, beloved teacher Mrs. Walker and her eight-year-old son wave goodbye to their friends in the school playground. But they never make it home…
It’s only been a week, but the bright little faces at the picture-perfect school I’ve stepped into have captured my heart. Their big doe eyes, their paint-covered fingers and clinging hugs. They’ve been through so much, with their favourite teacher and classmate still missing…
I’m doing all I can to help them adjust, but I can’t avoid the swirling rumours that say Cate Walker’s charismatic husband, Oliver – our headteacher – is involved in her disappearance. The thought makes me shudder. But the more I find out about Cate, the more I wonder if she was also hiding a terrible secret…
I’m determined to uncover the truth about what really happened. I have to protect these other innocent children from the same fate – it’s my duty as their teacher.
That is, until an anonymous note turns up threatening me if I don’t stop looking. Until my home is broken into while I sleep.
I know the longer I stay here, the more danger I’m in.
But whoever’s trying to scare me doesn’t know who I am – or why I’m really here.
Or just how far I’ll go to protect the people I love…
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Review
The teacher’s secret is a very well chosen title for this book. When the premise of the story is a school, the questions are which teacher and which secret…
It”s clear from the beginning that quite a few people have things they want to keep hidden as deep as possible, making them obvious suspects to the case of the missing teacher and her son. Are they are responsible or is the blame to put on only one of them?
The further you loose yourself in the intriguing story, the pieces of the puzzle start falling into place and it shocked me again to realise how manipulative and vicious some people can be in order to achieve what they, and only they, want. No thinking about the feelings of the others ever crosses their minds. On the other hand it’s also often so that some people don’t object to the manipulations because there is something in for them too. It’s often the third parties who become the victims.
The truth always comes out though with or without a little help…
I fell from one surprise into another in this amazing and suspense filled story and I loved it. 5 stars
Thank you
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About the author
Lauren writes psychological suspense novels that delve into the darker side of relationships and families. She has a lifelong passion for writing, reading, and all things books. Lauren’s love of psychological suspense has grown since childhood and her dark imagination of always wondering what’s the worst thing that could happen in every situation.
Lauren studied psychology before moving to London where she lived and worked for many years. She now lives with her family in the Suffolk countryside.
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Author Links
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Website: https://www.lauren-north.com/
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Book Link
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