With her abusive ex-husband in prison, Jane Cowan finally has the confidence to accept a new job: head teacher of the primary school in the Kentish village of Wrayford. But her new life is soon disrupted when a mysterious intruder breaks into her school, and then later when a child is badly hurt in the playground - only Jane suspects that her fall was not an accident. After another child suffers life-threatening injuries, Jane must become the pursuer and not the prey if she is to protect the pupils in her charge. However, when the children and teachers alike begin to act suspiciously, and Jane finds that she herself is a target, the fears and doubts that she thought were behind her begin to resurface...
Jane Cowan Reihe
Diese Serie begleitet eine Frau, die versucht, ihre Vergangenheit zu überwinden und ein neues Leben aufzubauen, nur um sich in gefährliche Situationen verwickelt zu sehen. Während sich finstere Pläne entfalten und die Bedrohungen eskalieren, muss sie sich ihren tiefsten Ängsten und Zweifeln stellen. Um die Menschen um sie herum zu schützen, wird sie gezwungen, sowohl Ermittlerin als auch Zielscheibe zu werden. Diese Sammlung bietet packende Spannung und psychologischen Nervenkitzel, der die Leser fesselt.


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- 12 Lesestunden
Head teacher Jane Cowan is a victim of her own success and is expected to bring other schools up to scratch. Jane can't turn a blind eye when some of the poorer new students disappear. When everything points to people smugglers in the area, she has her work cut out seeing justice done. And that's before a threat far closer to home rears his head.