Publisher's Synopsis
While Jane Cowan, head teacher of Wrayford School, waits for renovations to be completed on her new home, she remains in temporary accommodation under the watchful eye of her landlord Brian Dawes, chair of governors. But Brian's deteriorating health, and the odd behaviour of her neighbours, are complications she could do without. The battles at school to manage steadily decreasing funds are exhausting, but being a head teacher also means supporting vulnerable children. It means dealing with poor behaviour too, whether it's from pupils or parents - though even Jane could not foresee that one child's malicious trick could end her career. This soon pales beside life-threatening events in and around the school. In trying to protect other more vulnerable people, is Jane taking one risk too many? How long before she becomes a victim herself?
