Sinister Stranger at St Bride's

'A delight from start to finish' Juliette Lawson When an American stranger turns up claiming to be the rightful owner of the schools magnificent country estate it could spell trouble for everyone at St Brides... No one can believe it when the headmistress, Hairnet, instantly accepts the strangers claim, not: the put-upon Bursar, ousted from his cosy estate cottage by the stranger the enigmatic Max Security, raring to engage in a spot of espionage the sensible Judith Gosling, who knows more about Lord Bunting than shes letting on the irrepressible Gemma Lamb, determined to keep the school open Only fickle maths teacher Oriana Bliss isnt suspicious of the stranger, after all she can just marry him and secure St Brides future forever. That's if inventive pranks by the girls - and the school cat - don't drive him away first. Who will nab the stranger first? Oriana with the parsons noose? Gemma with sinister secrets? Or could this be the end of St Brides? For anyone who loved St Trinians old or new or loves a cozy mystery on a grand estate filled with rather interesting characters. Readers love Debbie Young: 'A cracking example of cozy crime!' Katie Fforde 'These stories are charming, the students are sweet and funny and the quirks of the teachers are the icing on the cake. I'm hoping that Debbie Young writes more' Reader Review 'I was completely and utterly hooked from the first page to the last' Reader Review 'I love the feel of this series. As someone who did indeed read all the boarding school books as a child, this is a welcome 'grown-up' tonic to those long ago days' Reader Review 'I just love this series, a cosy mystery but filled with quirky characters that you just grow to love. An absolute joy to read' Reader Review Previously published by Debbie Young as Stranger at St Bride's.