The Secret Place

Book 5 in the Dublin Murder Squad series and it's an enjoyable mystery. The action takes place between two very select private schools in Dublin – one for girls, the other for boys. One year earlier the body of a teenage boy had been found in the grounds of the girls’ school but the case remains unsolved. When a photo of the dead boy is pinned on a notice board with the message ‘I know who killed him’ the police reactivate their investigation to see if they can find the person who penned the note. It’s told in two timelines – before the murder and in the new investigation – and is a tale of teen-age duplicity, angst and hormones. The solution to the murder is actually rather mundane but French pitches her teen-aged characters just right.
Review by: Freyja