The Sudbury School murders cover

The Sudbury School murders

by Ashley Gardner

A former cavalry officer, Captain Gabriel Lacey accepts a position as secretary to Everard Rutledge, the officious, bullying headmaster of Sudbury School, to find the person responsible for a series of malicious pranks plaguing the institution, but things take a deadly turn when a stable groom is found dead.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?