The Bone HouseKeeping secrets is like playing with fire. You could get burned A teenager murdered. A teacher accused. A secret that won't stay buried The Bone House is the unforgettable murder mystery by Brian Freeman, author of Thief River Falls and The Voice Inside. Sure to enthral fans of James Patterson and David Baldacci. 'Well developed characters and a thrilling climax' Publishers Weekly A year ago, accusations of an affair with a pupil cost Mark Bradley his

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and extracts from children's classics such as The Railway Children and Little Women

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In the final months of World War Two the Western Allies close in on the last prize of the war

the novel offers a biting critique of 18th-century society's luxury and licentiousness

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Packed with engaging challenges and Olympiad-style questions

The last hundred pages formed the fiendishly difficult literary puzzle you hold now

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The secret of their eventual greatness lies in a 'rigorous apprenticeship': they learnt to master the 'hidden codes' which determine ultimate success or failure