I actually didn't realise until I was about halfway through this book, that it was written by the same person as The Search Party, a book I'd read earlier this year and really enjoyed. 

I actually think this one was even better!! I was lamenting how heavily read I am because I thought I had picked the whodunit the moment they walked on the page, but the author managed to add a twist I didn't anticipate at all! 

The atmosphere of the folly and the poncy school at the foot of the forest was great. I had a vivid mental image of it all. The map in the front matter definitely helped! 

I enjoyed the complexities of the characters and their relationships, with the mystery woven amongst it. 

I had been having a real reading slump before this, and this book finally had me racing through it and eager to pick it back up. I will definitely have to read more of this author's back list.