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In a contemporary Australian setting, the lives of eleven high school girls are disrupted when their teacher disappears during a school outing. The story unfolds against a backdrop of national and local tension, highlighted by the hanging of a man and the drowning of another in the same year. As the girls investigate, they confront the secrets of a poet they once met and a tragic incident in a seaside cave, forcing them to reassess what they can trust and who they can confide in.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Historical Mystery
Authors: Ursula Dubosarsky
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