The simmering menace and mystery kept me absolutely gripped...a smoldering novel that I could not put down."" - Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne ""Rebecca meets The Secret History- gloriously dark, gloriously Gothic.""- Sara Collins, bestselling author of The Confessions of Fannie Langton Named a Best Book of 2021 by Goodreads Entertainment Weekly Parade Pop Sugar Brit Co Romper Frolic Crime Reads SheKnows.com, Women.com, Discover the secrets of Caldonbrae Hall in this riveting, modern gothic debut set at an all girls boarding school perched on a craggy Scottish peninsula. For 150 years, high above rocky Scottish cliffs, Caldonbrae Hall has sat untouched, a beacon of excellence in an old ancestral castle. A boarding school for girls, it promises that the young women lucky enough to be admitted will emerge ""resilient and ready to serve society. ""Into its illustrious midst steps Rose Christie- a 26-year-old Classics teacher, Caldonbrae's new head of the department, and the first hire for the school in over a decade. At first, Rose is overwhelmed to be invited into this institution, whose prestige is unrivaled.