Surprisingly, I thought it was a very well written thriller, well-paced, full of twists and turns yet very readable and humane. This story deals with a troubled teenage girl who triggers powerful emotions in her wake and ends up destroyed by the adults who should be legally responsible for her welfare.The author presents the death at the beginning and sets events in motion to unearth the reasons and details at the exclusive prep school.The heroine is given the responsibility to review school procedures and she discovers adult caretakers who so caught up in their human failings that they are failing in their professional and moral responsibilities. A tangled web of personalities who may or may not be murderers swirl around Thea Kozak.The description of her relationship with the law enforcement boyfriend - Andre Lemieux; the local police chief, Rocky?; and the police officer assigned as a bodyguard who spends an interesting night in her company: very human insights into men who have to deal with violence and evil on a daily basis.I was not too sure about the relevancy of including the other consulting job at the black school and her checking into the sexual harrassment complaint: maybe just to highlight yet another social issue?All in all, I very much enjoyed reading the story: it was well done and highly readable.
