When Caroline, a civil servant in the Department of Education, finds the minister dead in his office it starts her on a quest to find the truth. The official verdict is suicide which is confirmed by the note left but Caroline isn't convinced.

She manages to get a reporter interested and together they attempt to uncover what really is happening in the Academies division. Caroline's home life is disintegrating around her and at times her worlds collide.

I really enjoyed this book which is very topical with the current controversy over Academies so reads as very believable in places. I really liked the character of her mother who at every chance is taking a very public stance.

There were also a few side issues which didn't always add to the story and the problems with her teenage son didn't really fit in well.

On the whole though a well written story which keeps you guessing right to the end and makes you think whether you really ever know someone else.

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Barely 3 stars, more family drama then suspense thriller, the main story could have fit in a 100 pages or less and would have read better.
Too much family. No sex, no (or not much) romance.
The characters where real, however and I really liked the main character (which for me is Caroline), but am a bit ambivalent about Angela Tate, who sometimes comes across as a not very likable unscrupulous reporter.
Bought this because I liked the Skyberg/FBI Embassy-Books, where Angela Tate pops up in a supporting role.
Not recommended, but as I bought the cheap edition (when the price was low) with two other Angela Tate books, maybe the others are better.
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A compelling read, full of twists and turns. I enjoyed trying to unravel the plot, but flagged a bit in the middle, as it was a little bit heavy going. There is just so much crammed in.

I did find it odd that one of the main characters is never given his own voice. But just talked about by the other characters. I like to get a better sense of the bad guys. ( )