A Schooling in Murder
- Authors: Andrew Taylor
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- Release Date: September 2, 2025
- Print length: 384 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
From the author of The Ashes of London, comes a new historical mystery set in the last days of WWII'Ten out of ten' The Times
England, May 1945
Monkshill Park School for Girls appears to be a world apart from the turmoil that consumed Europe during World War II. However, within its desolate and decaying grounds, a murder has taken place.
Annabel Warnock, a teacher with a mysterious past, vanished during the holidays and never returned. While both teachers and students assume she simply left on her own accord, the reality is far more sinister. Her lifeless body fell from the Maiden’s Leap, a vantage point along the cliffside Gothic Walk, and was carried away by the tide.
Yet Annabel remains trapped at Monkshill, unable to find peace. As she wanders the school grounds, she uncovers a hidden realm where students, faculty, and servants are caught in deadly feuds and treacherous conflicts.
And among them is her murderer...
Praise for this book
A grand piece of work - a triumph and one of Taylor's best
A wonderfully unique novel from the master of historical crime fiction. Beautiful, haunting, and quite brilliant
As good as I'd expect from a master of the craft
A wonderful, subtle novel, set in a strange, enclosed world. Beautiful writing and a gloriously satisfying ending
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