Death of a Teacher
Lis Howell(Author)
Robert Hale Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 31. December 2010
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7090-9160-8 (ISBN)
Description
Young teacher Alison MacDonald has taken up an exciting new post at a village school on the Cumbrian coast. But the head teacher there has lost his grip and Alison finds the school fraught with rivalry and malice. Local 'odd couple' Suzy Spencer and her partner Robert Clark are worried about Suzy's daughter who has formed a friendship with an enigmatic new classmate. And Ro Watson, the local Police Community Support Officer is dragged into the school's problems when the unidentified body of a young man is found nearby, his eyes slashed after death. Then there's another fatality - the brutal stabbing of a teacher. Death of Teacher is a riveting portrayal of modern parenting and policing - a harrowing tale of what happens when discipline disappears and jealousy is rife...
Reviews / Votes
"A page-turner...cleverly crafted" - Tangled Web "A very readable and absorbing tale" - Myshelf "An epic novel...the book was a pleasure to read and remained engrossing to the end." - The Contra Costa Times"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The Crowood Press Ltd
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7090-9160-8 (9780709091608)
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Person
Lis Howell is a former TV executive and award winning TV journalist who now teaches journalism at City University, London. She formerly lived and worked in Cumbria, where her daughter was born. She is a member of her local Anglican church and is married to the churchwarden, though there her resemblance to any of her characters ends!