THE SECRETARY

Book ID/图书代码： 07980019C00082

English Summary/英文概要： The teachers thought they knew her. They were wrong…

A page-turning and deeply compulsive psychological thriller about a school secretary and how dangerous it can be to make enemies at the school gates. For fans of The Rumour by Lesley Kara and The Teacher by Katerina Diamond.

When single mum Ruth has a brief fling with Rob, she’s mortified to discover that he lied to her. He lied to her, because he’s married. Worse still, he’s the husband of Janine, head of the PTA at the primary school where Ruth works as secretary, and when the truth of their fling is discovered, Ruth suddenly has a lot of enemies at the school gates.

Threatening texts begin to arrive, rumours abound and the staff room becomes hostile. But when it also starts to affect her son, a student at the school, Ruth realises you can do anything if you convince yourself it’s for the sake of your child.
Even murder.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 老师认为了解的她，他们错了... 当单身妈妈露丝与罗伯有过一段短暂的风流韵事时，她发现他对她撒了谎，感到很羞愧。他骗了她，因为他已经结婚了。更糟的是，他是亚尼内的丈夫，和她在同一间小学任职的准妈妈，而她是一位文秘，当露丝的风流韵事被发现时，突然间她成为了众矢之的。 恐吓信开始纷至沓来，谣言四起，教研室变得充满了敌意的休息室。但当这一切开始影响到自己也在这所学校就读的儿子，露丝开始意识到一个母亲为了自己孩子可能会不惜一切代价。甚至是谋杀。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：A well-plotted, twisty-turns tale . . . [A] page turner of a psychological thriller Barbara Copperthwaite

Hard to put down! The pace of this book is satisfyingly relentless and the ending is as dramatic and surprising as Zoe Lea’s clever writing promises. Marianne Holmes

Mind blown! The end was a triumph, absolutely brilliant! Rona Halsall

Fast paced and intriguing. I loved The Secretary Victoria Selman

I couldn’t put it down - a gripping read from start to finish and kept me guessing until the end. A compulsive and complex tale of the toxic effects of revenge Mary-Jane Riley

Gripping and powerful! The tension in the novel was cranked up notch by notch until I was gasping as the story unravelled . . . A fantastic read! Lauren North

Twists and turns but the beauty of this story is that it could happen anywhere. School run revenge at its best Jacqueline Ward

A compulsive story that oozes such a sense of injustice you can’t stop turning the page to find out if revenge is taken . . . An addictive page-turner that will leave your stomach in knots. Highly recommended! Samantha Tonge

About the Author/作者介绍： ZOE LEA 此前曾作过教师，摄影师和自由撰稿人。曾发表过小说《如果他醒来》。目前和丈夫孩子们定居(英国的)湖泊地区。《秘书》是她和Little, Brown的首次合作。

Zoe Lea lives in the Lake District, UK with her husband, two children, dogs and peregrine falcons. As well as writing, she helps manage an animal tracking company used for raptors and other wildlife. She’s previously worked as a teacher, photographer and in the television industry, but writing has always been her passion. The Secretary is her first novel for Little, Brown.

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