Book description
The second unputdownable mystery in the thrilling and bestselling SCARLET AND IVY series, perfect for fans of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE, SINCLAIR'S MYSTERIES and THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL.
Scarlet and Ivy have been reunited at last. But the danger at Rookwood School is far from over...
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This book is part of the Scarlet and Ivy series, centred on twins Scarlet and Ivy as they attend the gloomy Rookwood boarding school.
The setting has a foreboding, haunted atmosphere that heightens the mystery from the outset. Against this backdrop, Scarlet and Ivy face secrets and tensions among students, alongside teachers whose behaviour becomes increasingly sinister. When a theft occurs in the dormitory one night, the suspense escalates. There are late-night footsteps, strange noises, and the unsettling sense that someone is watching.
The narration alternates between Ivy and Scarlet from chapter to chapter. This shifting point of view helps…
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