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The School Gates

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Pub Date Jun 05 2025 | Archive Date May 18 2025


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Description

First comes gossip … then comes revenge

When single mum Lola Martinez’s son, Luca, starts school, she feels that she’ll never fit in with the yummy mummies in the playground. Confident, married to wealthy men, with ample free time, they are everything she isn’t.

However, Lola is invited into the inner circle, surrounded by seemingly friendly people, even if Lola’s silence about her child’s father puzzles them. Despite herself, Lola quickly becomes involved in playground politics, making as many enemies as friends.

But then Lola is brutally murdered, her death rocking the close-knit community. As the police investigate the case, they discover that Lola was hiding many secrets – as are the mums in her new social circle. But who had the most reason to kill her? And who else might unwittingly hold the answers to what happened that night?

An addictive psychological thriller with an end twist that will make you gasp, for fans of Lisa Jewell, T.M. Logan and Frieda McFadden. If you loved Big Little Lies, you’ll adore this.

First comes gossip … then comes revenge

When single mum Lola Martinez’s son, Luca, starts school, she feels that she’ll never fit in with the yummy mummies in the playground. Confident, married to...


Advance Praise

'Packed with hidden secrets and clever reveals, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.' C.M. Ewan
'This close-knit community murder mystery is told with scalpel-sharp character insight and a brilliantly tense atmosphere. I loved it.' B P Walter
'Grips you immediately and doesn't let up...Secrets at the school gate, intrigue and revenge. A brilliant and twisty thriller. Anna Mazzola
'Secrets, lies and deception among the people you think you know the best, a great cast of characters where no one can be trusted.' Catherine Cooper

'Packed with hidden secrets and clever reveals, I couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.' C.M. Ewan
'This close-knit community murder mystery is told with scalpel-sharp...

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ISBN 9781804369845
PRICE £2.99 (GBP)
PAGES 368

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