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A Narrow Door

Written by: Joanne Harris
Narrated by: Alex Kingston, Steven Pacey
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Now I'm in charge, the gates are my gates. The rules are my rules.

It's an incendiary moment for St Oswald's school. For the first time in its history, a headmistress is in power, the gates opening to girls.

Rebecca Buckfast has spilled blood to reach this position. Barely 40, she is just starting to reap the harvest of her ambition. As the new regime takes on the old guard, the ground shifts. And with it, the remains of a body are discovered.

But Rebecca is here to make her mark. She'll bury the past so deep it will evade even her own memory, just like she has done before.

After all...you can't keep a good woman down.

©2021 Joanne M Harris (P)2021 Orion Publishing Group Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction

What the critics say

"A dark world of emotional complexity and betrayal, where twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems. A masterful narrative voice, and a compulsive thriller from one of our greatest writers. I absolutely loved it." (Alex Michaelides, number one best-selling author of The Silent Patient)

"A psychological thriller you can't put down and an antiheroine you won't forget." (Harlan Coben)

"A dark and richly enjoyable novel that already feels like a classic." (Elly Griffiths)

"A dark world of emotional complexity and betrayal, where twist follows twist and nothing is what it seems." (Alex Michaelides)
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This meandering tale was quite uninteresting and—ultimately—pretty ridiculous. Full of long passages that didn’t contribute to the story. Not as good as previous books set at the school.

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I loved the first book in this series, so was excited to discover sequels. I kept hoping this book would pick up, but it dragged on and didn’t make a ton of sense. I’m not sure what the author was going for with this one.

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