The New York Timesย Best Thrillers of 2021
"Steamily atmospheric . . . A twisted Gothic tale, emotional in its language and febrile in its atmosphere, and it will appeal to readers who love to hear about obsession, repression . . . and poetic justice.โ
โThe New York Times Book Review
Louisa is the new scholarship student at Temple House, a drafty, imposing cliffsideย boarding school full of girls as chilly as the mansion itself. There is oneย other outsider, an intense and compelling student provocateur named Victoria, andย the two girls form a fierce bond. But their friendship is soon unsettled by a young artย teacher, Mr. Lavelle, whose charismatic presence ignites tension and obsession in theย cloistered world of the school.
Then one day, Louisa and Mr. Lavelle vanish without a trace, never to be found.ย Now, on the twenty-fifth anniversary of the disappearance, one journalistโa womanย who grew up on the same street as Louisaโdelves into the past, determined to uncoverย the truth. She finds stories of jealousy and revenge, power and class. But mightย she find Louisa and Mr. Lavelle, too?
Told in alternating points of view, The Temple House Vanishing is tense, atmospheric,ย and page-turning . . . with a shocking, ingenious conclusion.
An Irish Bestseller and finalist for the Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year
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