A small town in northern England is rocked by murder and scandal at
the local school in this chilling novel of psychological suspense.
Dominic Rose is a North Yorkshire school teacher with an antiquated
hobby. He studies physiognomy, the art of judging somebody's character
by their facial features and expressions. Living alone with his
bedridden mother, he has spent decades pining after Clara, the love of
his life, who vanished while staying with her grandparents.
When Kate Winston and her family move to town, she hopes her children
will fit in at school. But her son's new friend has a bad
reputation--and a serious grudge against their teacher, Mr. Rose. As
rebellious mischief and dark secrets collide, they set in motion a chain
of events that lead to terrifying consequences.