A Schooling in Murder
A Schooling in Murder by Andrew Taylor is a historical mystery published by Hemlock Press on June 5, 2025. This edition spans 384 pages and is presented in English. Set in the final days of World War II, the narrative unfolds at Monkshill Park School for Girls, where the seemingly tranquil environment conceals a dark secret—a murder that disrupts the lives of both students and staff.
Readers will encounter the haunting presence of Annabel Warnock, a teacher with a mysterious past who disappears during the holidays. Her body is discovered at the cliff’s edge, but her spirit lingers, revealing the hidden tensions and rivalries among those left behind. As the story progresses, the intricate dynamics within the school come to light, leading to the revelation of Annabel’s killer. This edition invites readers into a world where the boundaries of life and death blur, exploring themes of mystery and suspense within a historical context.
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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
‘A grand piece of work – a triumph and one of Taylor’s best’ MICK HERRON
‘A wonderfully unique novel from the master of historical crime fiction. Beautiful, haunting, and quite brilliant’ LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON
‘As good as I’d expect from a master of the craft’ VAL MCDERMID
‘A wonderful, subtle novel, set in a strange, enclosed world. Beautiful writing and a gloriously satisfying ending’ ANN CLEEVES
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England, May 1945
Monkshill Park School for Girls seems a world away from the violence that engulfed Europe during World War II. Yet its lonely, decaying grounds have witnessed a murder.
Annabel Warnock, a teacher with a secretive past, left for the holidays and never came back. Both teachers and girls assume she simply walked out, but the truth is quite different. Her body tumbled from the Maiden’s Leap, a viewpoint on the clifftop Gothic Walk, and was washed out to sea.
But Annabel herself is still trapped at Monkshill, unable to move on. As she haunts the grounds and school, she discovers a hidden world – students, staff and servants are riven with deadly rivalries and dangerous tensions.
And one of them is her killer…
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