Mortal Term - George Thorne, Bk 2 Author:John Penn The summer term at Coriston boarding school had begun with malice--and could end with murder. It started with the cruel gossip about the Headmaster's new and much younger wife, nasty rumors that soon cast a dark shadow over the picturesque Cotswolds setting. Then came scandals involving drugs and sexual liaisons on campus...and a shocking an... more »onymous letter. But it was a particularly damaging allegation against the Headmaster himself that brought Thames Police Superintendent Thorne and Sergeant Abbot to investigate. And when they peered behind the facades of propriety, they discovered a devious contest between vengeance and desire where innocence was the pawn, death the endgame.« less