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One Bad Apple
By (Author) Jo Jakeman
Read by Emily Pennant-Rea
Little, Brown Book Group
Constable
24th September 2024
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
416
Width 150mm, Height 232mm, Spine 38mm
500g
Welcome to Aberfal Boys High School. Independent jewel of academic and sporting excellence in the South-west -- until the headmaster is murdered in his study. And now the Year Seven School Mums' WhatsApp Group really do have something to talk about...
Clare Withoutani: OMG have you heard about Newhall!!! Becky Rupertsmum: Helen-Louise just texted. Can't believe it. Asha: Not heard anything. What's happened Pam Geoffreysmum: What's he done this time They're going co-ed, aren't they I knew this would happen. Clare Withoutani: Can't believe it, Becky. I'm in shock. Pam Geoffreysmum: Are we going co-ed Becky Rupertsmum: No, Pam. Newhall died. Pam Geoffreysmum: Oh GOD. Seriously!! Can't believe it. So sad. He'll be such a loss to the school. The boys will be devastated. Will the school be offering grief counselling Rose Oliversmum: Anyone know what pages they're meant to do for chemistry Ollie's homework diary says 'do questions 1-4' but no page numbers! As the resulting police investigation reveals more and more of Aberfal's long-hidden secrets the list of suspects who wanted the headmaster dead grows by the day. And far from being a glittering jewel of exclusivity and excellence, it would appear Aberfal Boys High School is rotten to its core... 'A superb mystery with perfectly drawn characters, plenty of twists and turns, and a suffocating school experience that ultimately, even inevitably leads to murder' Katy Watson, author of The Three DahliasJo was the winner of the Friday Night Live 2016 competition at the York Festival of Writing. Born in Cyprus, she worked for many years in the City of London before moving to Cornwall with her husband and twin boys.