Gentlemen & Players: the first in a trilogy of gripping and twisted psychological thrillers from bestselling author Joanne Harris

Gentlemen & Players: the first in a trilogy of gripping and twisted psychological thrillers from bestselling author Joanne Harris

by JoanneHarris (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 512
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Black Swan
Published: 05 Jun 2006

ISBN 10: 0552770027
ISBN 13: 9780552770026
Book Overview: The eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of CHOCOLAT

Media Reviews
[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 *
With a lightness of touch, Harris illuminates just how resentment of privilege and exclusion can lead to violent resolutions... Marvellously mischievous * GOOD HOUSEKEEPING *
[A] clever story of obsession and revenge... Ms Harris has scored another success * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
A classic whodunnit with the characters carefully crafted and the tension at a knife edge * SUNDAY EXPRESS (TOP TEN FICTION 2005) *
Author Bio
Joanne Harris is the author of the Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat (made into a major film starring Juliette Binoche), Blackberry Wine, Five Quarters of the Orange, Coastliners, Holy Fools, Jigs & Reels, Sleep Pale Sister, Gentlemen & Players and, with Fran Warde, The French Kitchen: A Cookbook and The French Market: More Recipes from a French Kitchen. She lives in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, with her husband and daughter.