Joanne Harris' Gentlemen and Players
So it turns out Harris (author of Chocolat and several books about Loki) also has a mystery series set at a boys' school in England, which is pretty up my alley! The story is narrated from two POVs—one, an aging and mildly crotchety Latin teacher: the other, someone who’s gotten hired as a new teacher under a false name in order to bring the school down for Reasons (I correctly guessed who this was early on so was a bit frustrated the reveal came so late). There isn’t any murder or anything until close to the end, but information as to what the heck is going on is doled out at an ok pace, and the Latin teacher provides important context. It felt like it took a really long time to read though? Like this could have been edited down a bit to be more fast-paced. I might read the next one and see how it goes. B+.
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