![]() ![]() ![]() Seductive, unsettling, and beautifully written, The Truants is a debut novel of literary suspense perfect for lovers of Agatha Christie and The Secret History-a thrilling exploration of deceit, first love, and the depths to which obsession can drive us. Together, the two seek refuge on a remote Italian island, where Jess tastes the life she's long dreamed of - and uncovers a shocking secret that will challenge everything she's learned. Swept up in Lorna's thrall, Jess falls in with a tightly-knit group of rule-breakers - Alec, a courageous South African journalist with a nihilistic streak Georgie, a seductive, pill-popping aristocrat and Nick, a handsome geologist with layers of his own.īut when tragedy strikes the group, Jess turns to Lorna. Jess Walker has come to a concrete campus under the flat grey skies of East Anglia for one reason: To be taught by the mesmerizing and rebellious Dr Lorna Clay, whose seminars soon transform Jess's thinking on life, love, and Agatha Christie. ![]() People disappear when they most want to be seen. ![]()
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