The Twisted Thread (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781401341503)

When beautiful but aloof Claire Harkness is found dead in her dorm room one spring morning, prestigious Armitage Academy is shaken to its core. Everyone connected to school, and to Claire, finds their lives upended, from the local police detective who has a personal history with the academy, to the various faculty and staff whose lives are immersed in the daily rituals associated with it. Everyone wants to know how Claire died, at whose hands, and more importantly, where the baby that she recently gave birth to is--a baby that almost no one, except her small innermost circle, knew she was carrying. At the center of the investigation is Madeline Christopher, an intern in the English department who is forced to examine the nature of the relationship between the school's students and the adults meant to guide them. As the case unravels, the dark intricacies of adolescent privilege at a powerful institution are exposed, and both teachers and students emerge as suspects as the novel rushes to its thrilling conclusion. With The Twisted Thread, Charlotte Bacon has crafted a gripping and suspenseful story in the tradition of Donna Tartt's The Secret History, one that pulls back the curtain on the lives of the young and privileged.

Author: Charlotte Bacon
ISBN-10: 1401341500
ISBN-13: 9781401341503
Publisher: Hachette Books
Language: English
Published: 06/14/2011
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.41w x 0.93d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/04/2011
Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2011
Booklist 05/15/2011 pg. 22
Shelf Awareness 06/21/2011