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<b>'Think <i>The Secret History</i> meets Agatha Christie'</b> <i><b>Red</b></i><i>People disappear when they most want to be seen.</i>Jess Walker, middle child of a middle class family, has perfected the art of vanishing in plain sight. But when she arrives at a concrete university campus under flat, grey, East Anglian skies, her world flares with colour.Drawn into a tightly-knit group of rule breakers - led by their maverick teacher, Lorna Clay - Jess begins to experiment with a new version of herself. But the dynamic between the friends begins to darken as they share secrets, lovers and finally a tragedy. Soon Jess is thrown up against the question she fears most: what is the true cost of an extraordinary life?<b>___________________________</b><b>'A remarkably assured debut, deftly plotted and with vivid, compelling characters that leap off the page' Jojo Moyes</b><b>'A must read for fans of mystery novels. Cleverly written and relentlessly intriguing, <i>The Truants</i> is the perfect novel for inquisitive minds to escape into'</b> <i><b>Marie Claire</b></i><b>'A hypnotic debut . . . Madly original' <i>New York Times Book Review</i></b><b>'The book you'll fall in love with'</b> <i><b>Stylist</b></i><b>An <i>Observer</i> Book of the Year</b><b>An <i>i</i> Book of the YearA <i>Marie Claire</i> Top 5 Christmas Read</b><b>A <i>Times</i> Best New Crime Novel</b><b>A <i>Guardian</i> Top 10 Golden Age Detective Novel</b><b>An <i>Irish Times</i> Best Debut of the Year</b>