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by Thomas H. Cook (Author)
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  • Paperback: 316 pages
  • Publisher: Phoenix; New edition edition (12 Oct 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575402865
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575402867
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 2.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,276,782 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A good thriller doesn't necessarily require flying fists, bombs and bullets; a sure and measured build-up of tension does just as well, and few are better at the fine art of sure and measured than Thomas H. Cook - GuardianThe Go-Between as reworked by Ruth Rendell...like watching an avalanche in agonizing, exquisite slow-motion - KirkusThomas Cook's night visions, seen through a lens darkly, are haunting, and The Chatham School Affair will cement this superb writer's position as one of crime fiction's most prodigious talents, a master of the unexpected ending - New York Times Book Review --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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The Go-Between as reworked by Ruth Rendell...like watching an avalanche in agonizing, exquisite slow-motion --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thomas H. Cook - The Chatham School Affair, 12 Aug 2008
By RachelWalker "RachelW" (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chatham School Affair (Paperback)
Brilliant, again. Cook's formula and writing style admittedly have an unfortunate effect of making his books all seem quite similar (especially in tone), but that doesn't mean that each one I've read is not a stunning piece of writing, and crime fiction, this one in particular. The Chatham School Affair is a mysterious, gloriously gothic novel, absolutely steeped in atmosphere. If one didn't know better you'd think it was set in the South! Cook moves his stories along brilliantly, with tiny little shifts, grafually piecing his enigmatic puzzles together, always holding back as much as he reveals, always with a final twist. In fact, the twist here is not quite as dramatic as in some of his other novels, but it's still shocking and has huge emotional power. It all whips together to make this novel a stunning story, a piercing tradgedy which may possibly move you to tears, when the implications, for everyone involved, become clear.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Thomas H. Cook - The Chatham School Affair, 17 Jan 2008
By RachelWalker "RachelW" (England) - See all my reviews
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Brilliant, again. Cook's formula and writing style admittedly have an unfortunate effect of making his books all seem quite similar (especially in tone), but that doesn't mean that each one I've read is not a stunning piece of writing, and crime fiction, this one in particular. The Chatham School Affair is a mysterious, gloriously gothic novel, absolutely steeped in atmosphere. If one didn't know better you'd think it was set in the South! Cook moves his stories along brilliantly, with tiny little shifts, grafually piecing his enigmatic puzzles together, always holding back as much as he reveals, always with a final twist. In fact, the twist here is not quite as dramatic as in some of his other novels, but it's still shocking and has huge emotional power. It all whips together to make this novel a stunning story, a piercing tradgedy which may possibly move you to tears, when the implications, for everyone involved, become clear.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Psychological drama, 4 Jan 2010
By Jaybird (London, UK) - See all my reviews
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Cook is a really good writer, who describes his books as character driven psychological dramas, where bad things happen, rather than crime novels

This book shares some devices with Masters of the Delta - the relationship between a schoolboy and teacher is central, the story is narrated by an old man looking back on his youth and the teacher in question tells violent stories from history to their pupils.

Set in 1927, it follows the transforming effect that his relationship with a beautiful, unorthodox teacher has on a boy from a staid, constricted background. His father is a headmaster in a small town in Maine. He is seduced by her freedom and liberalism and is swept away with the romanticism of her life, with devastating effect.

It is a slow book, with a wonderful sense of place, which really makes it. The ending was not entirely convincing to me and some of the twists were well signposted.

Even so, it is a pretty good book and recommended. I actually think this would make a great film.
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