Ten years ago, Hannah Jones discovered her charismatic roommate, April Coutts-Walker, murdered in their shared suite at Oxford University. Hannah’s testimony sent the school porter, John Neville, to prison, where he eventually dies. Now pregnant and settled with April’s former boyfriend, Hannah receives news from a journalist suggesting Neville was innocent. She returns to Oxford to reconnect with her old circle of friends, re-examining the night of the murder. As she investigates the group’s hidden hostilities and conflicting alibis, she discovers that someone she trusted deliberately misled her.
This mystery suits readers who enjoy academic settings and stories told across dual timelines. It appeals to those fascinated by the way memory shifts over a decade and how social hierarchies in elite universities shield guilty parties. Readers finish the book with a clear understanding of how loyalty can obstruct justice and how a single faulty eyewitness account can destroy multiple lives. It is a study of the lasting impact of trauma on friendship and the danger of making assumptions based on class prejudice.
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
