Anne Wilson
Governing Body 09 October 1997
Truth or Dare
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Governing Body Governing Body
When Sara Kingsley and her colleague Robin are asked to mediate between the conflict-ridden governors of a local inner London school, they have no idea just how bitter the disagreements have become. Until the Chair of the governors is found brutally murdered - with the had teacher standing over him holding the knife.
The police believe they have found the culprit. But Sara Kingsley is not quite so sure. And as she starts to examine the question that others seem reluctant to ask, she begins to uncover a much more complex and murky chain of events. Balancing her work as a counsellor in a pressures Acton clinic with the joys and responsibilities of single parenthood - and with a passionate new love affair with the highly unsuitable Pete - Sara Kingsley reluctantly finds herself at the centre of another disturbing - and dangerous - case.
'A sassy new crime sleuth' She
'Wilson does a superlative job… it's a winner' Scotland on Sunday
'A complicated and enthralling plot… the descriptions are excellent, the action gripping, the tension constant' Icarus
'A credible and interestingly drawn cast of characters' Val McDermid, Manchester Evening News
'An agreeable heroine… the story unfolds briskly and is filled with well-drawn, believable characters' Susanna Yager, Sunday Telegraph
'Unpredictable to the end' OK

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Truth or Dare Truth or Dare
"My kids don't go to fancy schools. Hannah goes to the local primary which has the advantage of being within spitting distance of Sainsbury's. Jacob is at a state nursery. So when Caroline Blythe phoned up one sweltering summer afternoon to ask for advice on where to send her darling Harriet, I assumed she had something else on her mind"
Caroline Blythe has always seemed the epitome of success. A journalist, wife and mother, she is confident, assured, sophisticated and self-contained. So why should she suddenly turn to Sara Kingsley - an overworked, underpaid community counsellor - for help? And what's behind her concern for a "friend" who's involved with a dangerous, married man?
Unconvinced by Caroline's story, Sara insists there is nothing she can do then Caroline is found dead of a drug overdose - and questions start to surface. Who was the "friend" Caroline was so anxious to protect? Why are the police so quick to pronounce a verdict of suicide? And is Sara herself partly to blame? Despite the pressures of work and single motherhood, Sara feels impelled to undertake a perilous investigation that, if she dares, may bring her closer to the truth.

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About The Author
Anne Wilson did a PhD in sociology at the LSE, then became a freelance journalist. She is now a corporate video scriptwriter. She is married with three children and lives in London.

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