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Secrets at St Bride's

by Debbie Young

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When Gemma Lamb takes a job at a quirky English girls' boarding school, she believes she's found the perfect escape route from her controlling boyfriend - until she discovers the rest of the staff are hiding sinister secrets: * Hairnet, the eccentric headmistress who doesn't hold with academic qualifications * Oriana Bliss, Head of Maths and master of disguise * Joscelyn Spryke, the suspiciously rugged Head of PE * Geography teacher Mavis Brook, surreptitiously selling off the library books * creepy night watchman Max Security, with his network of hidden tunnels. Even McPhee, the school cat, is leading a double life. Tucked away in the school's beautiful private estate in the Cotswolds, can Gemma stay safe and build a new independent future, or will past secrets catch up with her and the rest of the staff? With a little help from her new friends, including some wise pupils, she's going to give it her best shot...… (more)
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In an effort to escape an abusive relationship, Gemma has applied for a teaching position at St Bride’s, an all-girls school. Despite having no experience, she is hired. But she quickly discovers that no one and nothing is what they seem, that everyone there is hiding something, and she starts to suspect that there are are, indeed, dastardly deeds being perpetrated on the beautiful grounds of St Bride’s.

When I saw Dastardly Deeds at St Bride’s on Netgalley, it was the title that attracted me to it but it was the eccentric and mostly likeable characters that kept me reading. It’s a fun fast cozy and I couldn’t put it down. Loved it! ( )
  lostinalibrary | Sep 29, 2022 |
cozy-mystery, Cotswolds, secrets, control-freak, boarding-school, subterfuge, contemporary, England, verbal-humor, situational-humor*****

Gemma has escaped from a controlling boyfriend to an anachronistic girl's boarding school where no one and nothing is what it seems. All of the eccentric characters have interesting nicknames and are usually up to something. I loved it even though there wasn't a murder in sight.
I requested and received a free e-book copy from Boldwood Books via NetGalley. ( )
  jetangen4571 | Sep 3, 2022 |
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When Gemma Lamb takes a job at a quirky English girls' boarding school, she believes she's found the perfect escape route from her controlling boyfriend - until she discovers the rest of the staff are hiding sinister secrets: * Hairnet, the eccentric headmistress who doesn't hold with academic qualifications * Oriana Bliss, Head of Maths and master of disguise * Joscelyn Spryke, the suspiciously rugged Head of PE * Geography teacher Mavis Brook, surreptitiously selling off the library books * creepy night watchman Max Security, with his network of hidden tunnels. Even McPhee, the school cat, is leading a double life. Tucked away in the school's beautiful private estate in the Cotswolds, can Gemma stay safe and build a new independent future, or will past secrets catch up with her and the rest of the staff? With a little help from her new friends, including some wise pupils, she's going to give it her best shot...

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