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The Secret: The brand new thriller from the bestselling author of The Teacher
Katerina Diamond
‘Diamond is the master of gripping literature.’ EVENING STANDARD‘The Queen of Grip-lit is back…. All hail the new Queen of Crime!’ HEAT‘A web of a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. This formidable debut is a page-turner, but don’t read it before bed if you’re easily spooked!’ SUNWhen Bridget Reid wakes up in a locked room, terrifying memories come flooding back – of blood, pain, and desperate fear. Her captor knows things she’s never told anyone. How can she escape someone who knows all of her secrets?As DS Imogen Grey and DS Adrian Miles search for Bridget, they uncover a horrifying web of abuse, betrayal and murder right under their noses in Exeter.And as the past comes back to haunt her, Grey must confront her own demons. Because she knows that it can be those closest to us who hurt us the most…
Copyright (#u55fb0d94-02b7-5e70-80b8-6c1ac69ad4a5)
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2016
Copyright © Katerina Diamond 2016
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Source ISBN: 9780008172213
Ebook Edition © March 2016 ISBN: 9780008172220
Version: 2017-07-05
Praise for The Teacher (#u55fb0d94-02b7-5e70-80b8-6c1ac69ad4a5)
‘A terrific story, originally told. All hail the new queen of crime!’
Heat
‘A web of a plot that twists and turns and keeps the reader on the edge of their seat. This formidable debut is a page-turner, but don’t read it before bed if you’re easily spooked!’
Sun
‘A page-turner with a keep-you-guessing plot.’
Sunday Times Crime Club
‘Diamond neatly handles a string of interlocking strands.’
Daily Mail
What the reviewers said:
‘This is a story that immediately pulls you in and doesn’t let go until the last page … The story flowed so brilliantly and made me keep turning the pages; a thriller from beginning to end. Each scene was rich and vivid; highly recommended.’
‘It stands out a mile with its poisonous cover and the story within refused to let go of me.’
‘A truly page-turning, somewhat gruesome read. Well written, pacy and with great characters.’
‘The Teacher is a fast-paced grisly page-turner and an extraordinary debut from Katerina Diamond.’
Dedication (#u55fb0d94-02b7-5e70-80b8-6c1ac69ad4a5)
For my husband, without whom I would think about murder a lot less.
Table of Contents
Cover (#ua11918f4-25a7-599c-89ef-347331b879c5)
Title Page (#u2b7ea513-3a19-5ccc-acf0-a114c3553dc2)
Copyright (#u1a28552d-7322-5bda-b9be-0c399639ee17)
Praise for The Teacher (#uc269b72d-ccf0-5910-a0de-3e80ef76d422)
Dedication (#u6d4fd5c0-ec52-5766-938a-0ffbe459d4eb)
Chapter 1: The Pro (#u1317523d-d62f-56df-878e-02ae46e92fac)
Chapter 2: The Survivor (#ue68a0051-4497-53c2-8897-a93a1e64537d)
Chapter 3: The Hunted (#u288db969-dea1-505f-acf3-983a7a28fa9d)
Chapter 4: The Traitor (#u0efb7e5f-0fd2-56b7-984d-90fee6489565)
Chapter 5: The Case (#ucdc30ceb-139f-576e-b4e7-472c02cb5bb7)
Chapter 6: Just a Boy (#u066ee8c8-5b9c-57d0-adfd-069ad650e630)
Chapter 7: The Fixer (#u0c2c5ca3-2849-51ee-8aa6-e6b1d15a464f)
Chapter 8: The Goddess (#uac35695e-a333-5662-baaa-de92a41c0aff)
Chapter 9: The Lover (#u89c2c8c2-426e-58cf-b44f-db52edcf13d1)
Chapter 10: The Scarred (#u9ea538f1-5b30-561a-9a5e-534aebddc61a)
Chapter 11: The Boat (#udec36a67-d766-57fe-bd30-4edfc60670c7)
Chapter 12: The Video (#u6b94057d-6b2d-5379-b7f6-3ae599b6dd79)
Chapter 13: A Boy Alone (#u6a91aa3b-6bfb-573b-963e-99b1cebbec7f)
Chapter 14: The Good Girl (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 15: The Detox (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 16: The Request (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 17: The Intruder (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 18: The Child (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 19: A Boy and His Sister (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 20: The Comedian (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 21: The Forgotten (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 22: The Connection (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 23: The Question (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 24: Inside (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 25: The Third Wheel (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 26: The Husband (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 27: The Waiting (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 28: The Lighthouse (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 29: The Artist (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 30: Best Laid Plans (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 31: Sweet Air (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 32: The Face (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 33: The Girl (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 34: The Player (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 35: The Victim (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 36: The Club (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 37: The Blade (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 38: The Host (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 39: Loose Threads (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 40: The Transfer (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 41: The Admission (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 42: Resolutions (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 43: Locked and Loaded (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 44: The Convict (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 45: The Guest (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 46: The Boyfriend (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 47: The Deal (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 48: The Hand (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 49: The Hunter (#litres_trial_promo)
Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)
Keep Reading … (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)
By the Same Author (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 1: The Pro (#u55fb0d94-02b7-5e70-80b8-6c1ac69ad4a5)
The present
Bridget could hear cars passing on the wet roadside below the windows of the listed Victorian building where she worked. The traffic around Exeter’s Quadrangle started to change at this time of night, from people making their way back from work, to people seeking something a little more interesting than what they had going on at home. She looked down from her window. The rain had abated for a few moments and the streets were empty, aside from the occasional vehicle. The only other sound she could hear was her flatmate, Estelle, in the room next door, ‘entertaining’ her client, headboard banging against the wall. She stared at the illuminated face of the clock tower a few hundred yards from her house and waited. Her visitor was late. He was never late.
There was a knock on the door and before Bridget had a chance to answer, Estelle burst in, half-naked and out of breath.
‘I need a solid.’
‘Sounded like you were getting one.’
