The Teacher

Name: The Teacher
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (6 reviews)
Author: Katerina Diamond
ISBN: 9780008174934

Author: Katerina Diamond

Narrator: Stevie Lacey

Unabridged: 11 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 03/10/2016

Categories: Fiction, Suspense & Thriller, Psychological, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Crime

Synopsis

The #1 bestseller ‘A terrific story, originally told. All hail the new Queen of Crime!’ ‘A web of a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. A page-turner, but don’t read it before bed if you’re easily spooked!’ You think you know who to trust? You think you know the difference between good and evil? You’re wrong … The body of the head teacher of an exclusive Devon school is found hanging from the rafters in the assembly hall. Hours earlier he’d received a package, and only he could understand the silent message it conveyed. It meant the end. As Exeter suffers a rising count of gruesome deaths, troubled DS Imogen Grey and DS Adrian Miles must solve the case and make their city safe again. But as they’re drawn into a network of corruption, lies and exploitation, every step brings them closer to grim secrets hidden at the heart of their community. And once they learn what’s motivating this killer, will they truly want to stop him? If you love , don’t miss Katerina Diamond’s new standalone thriller

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maxine on September 11, 2024

With this book coming with the warning *not for the faint-hearted* I took it as a challenge. I figure myself to be pretty tough and unflinching after reading a lot of horror, graphic crime novels and serial killer chillers. Well, the book did surprise me with some of it's graphic scenes and content,......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on March 04, 2016

The Teacher begins with a teacher receiving a package that somehow tells him that his fate is sealed. That night a man comes and forces him to hang himself in the school where he is found the next day. But our teacher had secrets, he liked young boys. Thus begins the reign of a serial killer who tar......more

Goodreads review by Liz on February 07, 2016

Interesting read is "The Teacher" It warns that this is not for the faint hearted. I would say nope it definitely is NOT for the faint hearted. If you can't cope with descriptive random violence you may be in trouble. However that aside, basically if you can cope with a bit of Hannibal Lector style y......more

Goodreads review by Leah on March 17, 2016

In all my time reading books, I've never read a book that comes with a health warning, but apparently, The Teacher is not for the faint-hearted. It's quite graphic, don't get me wrong, and I've read of people who have put the book down, but I actually didn't think it was as bad as it was. About 16%......more

Goodreads review by Malia on August 28, 2017

The premise of The Teacher sounded creepily intriguing and I was excited to get y hands on a copy. The book definitely turned down a path I did not expect and veered away from what I thought the story was about. It was a page turner, and the multiple POVs were interesting, though some were done bett......more

Quotes

This is what readers are saying about : ‘The story flowed so brilliantly and made me keep turning the pages; a thriller from beginning to end. Each scene was rich and vivid; highly recommended’ ‘This is a story that immediately pulls you in and doesn’t let go until the last page … The story flowed so brilliantly and made me keep turning the pages; a thriller from beginning to end. Each scene was rich and vivid; highly recommended’ ‘It stands out a mile with its poisonous cover and the story within refused to let go of me’ ‘A truly page-turning, somewhat gruesome read. Well written, pacy and with great characters’ ‘ is a fast-paced grisly page-turner and an extraordinary debut from Katerina Diamond’ ‘It had me gripped throughout and certainly had my heart racing’ “A deliciously dark novel … The characters are a wonderful mix of nasty and nice, each with their own quirks and agendas.” ‘A serial killer is nothing new within fiction, but this story, along with its great police-duo, is up with the best of them’ ‘Katerina Diamond has created a pacy, powerful debut which will have her readers begging for more’