Gentlemen & Players

Perfect for fans of Ann Cleeves, Susan Hill, Nicci French and Val McDermid, this is an astute and intelligent psychological thriller centring around obsession and rage from i nternational multi-million copy seller Joanne Harris . Fast paced with unexpected twists and turns, it will get right under the skin... ''[A] gripping psychological thriller... Harris is one of our most accomplished novelists and Gentlemen & Players , with its pace, wit and acute observation, shows her at the top of her form'' -- DAILY EXPRESS ''[A] delicious black comedy ... the plot is so cleverly constructed, the tension so unflagging, you''d think she''d been writing thrillers all her life'' -- DAILY MAIL ''It kept me on the edge of my seat and I was thinking about it long after I turned the last page'' -- Reader review ''An intricate, engrossing novel'' -- Reader review ''Wonderfully, horribly plausible'' -- Reader review ''I read it in three days which is as close as I get to "couldn''t put it down"'' -- Reader review ''Well written and enthralling'' -- Reader review ''A must read....'' -- Reader review ''Absolutely loved this book!'' -- Reader review At St Oswald''s , a long-established boys'' grammar school in the north of England , a new year has just begun. For the staff and boys of the school, a wind of unwelcome change is blowing. Suits, paperwork and Information Technology rule the world; and Roy Straitley , the eccentric veteran Latin master, is finally - reluctantly - contemplating retirement. But beneath the little rivalries, petty disputes and everyday crises of the school, a darker undercurrent stirs. And a bitter grudge, hidden and carefully nurtured for thirteen years, is about to erupt. The trilogy continues with blueeyedboy and Different Class.