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The Chatham School Affair
The Chatham School Affair
Author: Thomas H. Cook
Attorney Henry Griswald has a secret: the truth behind the tragic events the world knew as the Chatham School Affair, the controversial tragedy that destroyed five lives, shattered a quiet community, and forever scarred the young boy. Layer by layer, in The Chatham School Affair, Cook paints a stunning portrait of a woman, a school, and a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780575402867
ISBN-10: 0575402865
Publication Date: 10/12/2000
Pages: 320
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Orion mass market paperback
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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algernon99 avatar reviewed The Chatham School Affair on + 418 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 5
I got and read this book because it won an Edgar Award for the best mystery of the year. It's not a traditional mystery--it's much more. It's an atmospheric, literature-like story about a town in the 30s where something awful happens and someone dies as a result. The story includes the coming of age of a teenage boy and a lot of excellent, touching insight into life. While I don't normally seek out this kind of reading, I really liked this book. For mystery fans, yes, it does include a nice mystery.
beanie5 avatar reviewed The Chatham School Affair on + 18 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 4
Edgar Award Winner and truly deservedly so!!! Fabulous book -- excellent prose and vocabulary. Much more than a "mystery" -- truly a character novel as well. Recommend highly.
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Helpful Score: 1
Really gains momentum as it moves along.
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Helpful Score: 1
Good mystery - well written.
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BigGreenChair avatar reviewed The Chatham School Affair on + 461 more book reviews
Really soporific; yawn yawn yawn...goes on and on and on and you are so bored. I really liked his book written right after this one called 'Instruments of the Night'. THAT one had a great plot within a plot within a plot and was masterfully crafted. This one though is a don't bother to waste a credit on. I didn't even like any of the characters, much less the boring plot.
reviewed The Chatham School Affair on + 3149 more book reviews
I must have a different book: I stuck with it until half way then quit, it is boring, lifeless, colorless, and senseless!


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