Hazard Night - 'Immersive, compelling, and intensely atmospheric' Andrea Mara

A suspicious death upends the cloistered, privileged and prestigious world of a traditional boarding school.

About the author

Laura Vaughan grew up in rural Wales. She got her first book deal aged twenty-two and spent several years working in publishing, followed by a behind-the-scenes role at English National Ballet. She lives in South London with her husband and two children. Hazard Night is her third novel for adults.

Summary

'A delectable slice of dark academia' Times Crime Club

Cleeve College is not for everyone...

When Eve's husband is appointed housemaster at his old boarding school, Cleeve College, she gives up her life in London to join him. But the isolation and loss of autonomy threaten both her happiness and her marriage.

The arrival of Fen, an enigmatic artist and wife of the new Classics teacher, is a welcome distraction. Fen doesn't play by the rules, and she and Eve enter into a game of escalating dares, disrupting the delicate balance of school life.

Then, the morning after Hazard Night, a tradition that allows the students to run wild and play pranks for one day, a body is found. Someone has been murdered. And it seems everyone has something to hide...

'Dark and devious, immersive, compelling ... wonderfully absorbing read' - Andrea Mara

'Atmospheric and sinister'- Observer

Foreword

A suspicious death upends the cloistered, privileged and prestigious world of a traditional boarding school.

Product details

• Authors: Laura Vaughan
• Publisher: Atlantic Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781838957100
• ISBN: 978-1-83895-710-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 223 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Dysfunctional Families, Thriller / suspense fiction, Thriller / suspense, Narrative theme: Coming of age, Family & relationships, c 1990 to c 1999