A Murder of Principle

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Pub Date 12 Mar 2018 | Archive Date 15 Aug 2018

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A new principal takes Harding High by storm, wreaking havoc with every executive order and every decision, tearing apart the stellar school tenet by tenet.

Teachers, other administrators, students, parents, and the community at large increasingly react to the tremors shaking Harding High as Principal Wendy Storme churns a destructive path through their traditions, values, and protocol. Everyone associated with Harding has a valid motive for murder.

Determined to save her school and friends, English department chair, Rose Lane, and her rookie sidekick, intern Penny Bright, vow to move the hurricane-force Storme out of Harding for good…except somebody beats them to it with the decisiveness of murder.

A new principal takes Harding High by storm, wreaking havoc with every executive order and every decision, tearing apart the stellar school tenet by tenet.

Teachers, other administrators, students...


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ISBN 9781509219704
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A Murder of Principle is difficult for me to review. While it’s a solid mystery, much of the story outlines the problems that can be created by a poor administrator – in this case a high school principal. It’s very obvious that the author has been an educator herself and has either experienced this type of catastrophic boss or has thought a lot about the effects poor management can have on a school, its teachers, staff and students and even the community as a whole. It certainly gave me some things to think about.

In addition, the final reveals were abrupt and the last few chapters didn’t seem to flow as well as the rest of the story. While I enjoyed the book overall, I found the constantly hostile atmosphere created by the principal somewhat tiring. And, while this is fiction, I would like to think that in ‘real life’ the behavior exhibited by the principal would be brought to an end much sooner by responsible administrators who are in a position to do so …although in this day and age that might not necessarily be true anymore.

I can only give this book three stars. Not because it isn’t fairly well-written but because it failed (for me) to give the mystery itself very much attention. Instead, almost all of the book dealt with the backstory leading up to the murder.

Many thanks to Net Galley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book for review.

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Thank you net galley. This was a great read. A mystery set in a different situation and with amateur detectives. I enjoyed the author's pacing and look forward to reading more by her.

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I enjoyed this book. It’s a little different than I normally chose but I liked it. I would recommend it to others.

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