She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell is a novel of suspense. Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, coming July 31, 2018

From the author of It’s Always the Husband comes a riveting new suspense novel about privilege, power, and what happens when we let ambition take control.

For Rose Enright, enrolling in a prestigious New England boarding school is the opportunity of a lifetime. But for Rose’s vulnerable twin sister Bel, Odell Academy is a place of temptation and danger. When Bel falls in with a crowd of wild rich kids who pressure her into hazing Rose, the sisters’ relationship is shattered. Rose turns to her dorm mother, Sarah Donovan, for advice. But Bel turns to Sarah’s husband Heath, a charismatic and ambitious teacher. Is Heath trying to help Bel or take advantage of her? In a world of privilege, seduction, and manipulation, only one sister will live to tell the truth.

In a novel full of twists, turns, and dark secrets, Michele Campbell once again proves her skill at crafting intricately spun and completely compelling plots.

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Wow. . .talk about pulling you in. . .a non-stop action-packed drama that where the action of one twin sets the stage for the other in this suspenseful and gripping tale that had me all over the place. From the headmaster to his wife to Bel to Rose to Grandma to Warren, all played party to societal behavior of entitlement and the aftermath that resulted in the destruction of one’s soul. A complex tale that traveled down a dark road as each scene begat another and I’m left with my heart palpitating as this riveting story reached its conclusion.
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FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley.