Head Count (Jane Cowan, 1) - Hardcover

Cutler, Judith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749020857 ISBN 13: 9780749020859

Publisher: Allison & Busby, 2017

Synopsis

A head teacher’s work is never done, especially if, like Jane Cowan, you’re a victim of your own success. Having done well with Wrayford Primary, she’s now expected to bring other neighbouring schools up to scratch as well. And all these responsibilities are compounded by an influx of children, most of whom do not speak English, following their families supplying cheap labour to surrounding farms. Jane can’t turn a blind eye to the conditions in which many of these families are living, even more so when some children simply disappear. When everything points to the shadowy dealings of people smugglers in the area, she has her work cut out for her seeing justice done. And that’s before a threat far closer to home rears his head.

About this title

About the Author:

Judith Cutler, Birmingham’s Queen of Crime, began her working life as a college lecturer. She has written nearly forty novels, with protagonists ranging from the nineteenth-century vicar-detective Tobias Campion to Chief Superintendent Fran Harman. Now Jane Cowan joins their ranks. Judith is married to fellow writer Edward Marston, whom she partners in the speaking duo ‘Murder Ancient and Modern’.

Review:

'Head Count is authentic and well-researched. ... Judith Cutler is not afraid to tackle topical and controversial issues but she does so in an empathetic and accessible way. If you like your cosy crime to be relevant to today's society, rather than 1930s golden age, Judith Cutler is an author to watch out for.' - Sally Jenkins, author of Bedsit Three

About this edition

• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0749020857
• ISBN 13: 9780749020859
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352