📖 Book Review ~ The Head Teacher by H. M. Lynn

Boldwood Books

15 August 2024

Thanks to the publisher for the opportunity to read this book

The higher you climb, the harder the fall.

I would never have been hired if they knew what I’d done. My past.

St Ann’s is a strict environment, and after one year in the coveted position of head teacher, I know I can’t put a foot wrong.

Some don’t think I deserve this. Others are desperate for the job themselves.

And one of those people wants to bring me down.

Whoever this person is, they know things about me. Secrets I’ve barely told anybody.

And I’m scared what they might uncover if they delve a little deeper.

And what they might do to me – and my family – if I don’t get to them first…

📖 My Review..

Settling into her second year as head teacher at a prestigious Catholic school Liz knows that there are those on the staff who are determined to get the better of her but with steely determination she is not going to let anyone bring her down. With her days filled with endless administration and with a PA who is less then helpful Liz always feels that she is catching up on herself and so, when things start to go awry, Liz must work out for herself who, on the staff, wishes her harm.

With a plot which grips from its intense prologue The Head Teacher is one of those stories which quickly becomes hard to put down and I found that I was so engrossed in the plot that I read the book in one sitting. As not only does the book focus on a very realistic interpretation of school life but it also focuses on Liz's complicated family life and especially her relationship with Sasha, her troubled teenage daughter. The family have a secret which, if discovered, will expose them all to intense scrutiny and yet, as we discover, secrets have a way of being exposed. Fast paced, engrossing and with a surprise ending I didn't see coming this is psychological suspense at its best.

About the Author

H. M. Lynn writes tense, gripping psychological thrillers with her signature engaging and emotionally rich storytelling. She also writes in many other genres including romance as Hannah Lyon.

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