Head Count

Description

A head teacher's work is never done, especially if, like Jane Cowan, you're a victim of your own success. Having done well with Wrayford Primary, she's now expected to bring other neighbouring schools up to scratch as well. And all these responsibilities are compounded by an influx of children, most of whom do not speak English, following their families supplying cheap labour to surrounding farms. Jane can't turn a blind eye to the conditions in which many of these families are living, even more so when some children simply disappear. When everything points to the shadowy dealings of people smugglers in the area, she has her work cut out for her seeing justice done. And that's before a threat far closer to home rears his head.

Judith Cutler began writing at an early age, and after studying English Literature she worked as a teacher in Birmingham for many years. She is the author of two series set in the Birmingham area featuring Detective Kate Power and teacher and amateur sleuth Sophie Rivers.

'Head Count is authentic and well-researched. ... Judith Cutler is not afraid to tackle topical and controversial issues but she does so in an empathetic and accessible way. If you like your cosy crime to be relevant to today's society, rather than 1930s golden age, Judith Cutler is an author to watch out for.' - Sally Jenkins, author of Bedsit Three