On an ordinary Friday afternoon, popular teacher Mrs Walker and her eight-year-old son leave the school playground. But they never make it home
Being called in as a substitute teacher to replace a missing teacher and mother is the hardest job Ive ever done. Cate Walker should still be here, in the role she loves. Her son Archie should be sitting in class with his friends. But instead they've disappeared and nobody has heard from them since
At drop-off and pick-up, the other parents are hunched together anxiously. I can see the confusion in their childrens faces. The whole village is full of whispered rumours: that Archie and Cate will never be found, that someone else will soon be next
and that Cate's charismatic husband, Oliver our headteacher is involved.
After the chilling way Oliver looked at me on my first morning, the thought makes my blood turn to ice. I'm determined to uncover whats really happened to Cate and Archie, especially after I find photos in Cates classroom cupboard that change everything
Then an anonymous note turns up threatening me. My home is broken into while I sleep. I know the longer I stay at this school, the more danger Im in.
But whoevers trying to scare me doesnt know who I am or why Im really here.
Or just how far Ill go to expose the truth
..M.F