The Good Teacher by Brian O’Rourke

4 Stars from me

It’s an absolute delight to be closing the blog tour for The Good Teacher – and I can confirm that this psychological thriller is the perfect lazy summer read!

Considering that there is a lot of information in the blurb, I was interested to see how the story would develop and whether there would be twists and surprises. I raced through this book and ended up reading it in two sittings across two days, it was a classic case of ‘well I’ll just read one more chapter‘.

Poor Nelly, damn when things go wrong for some people they just really really go wrong don’t they! Fortunately our Nelly doesn’t take things lying down and she is a feisty and interesting character to follow. I found myself suspicious of so many others in the book on her behalf and in truth she was a lot more trusting than I would have been in her shoes!

The big question of the book is essentially ‘is Nelly right‘ and it is an exciting and satisfying journey that leads us to the conclusion. This psychological thriller will definitely be a hit around the poolside as people enjoy relaxing with a good book on their summer holidays and I happily recommend it.

My thanks to Zooloos Book Tours, the author #BrianORourke,  @inkubatorbooks for letting me be a part of this blog tour #ZooloosBookTours

Blurb: Twenty years ago, Nelly met a monster. Now he’s back.

After a difficult divorce, things seem to be looking up for teacher Nelly Peak when she takes a job at Overland Middle School. But then she’s introduced to her new colleagues…

And she’s sure she recognises one of them – Marshall Dawes, the man that assaulted her twenty years ago.

Only now he goes by a different name – Emmett Moore. And Emmett is a highly respected teacher at Overland, beloved by pupils and staff alike. There’s even talk of him becoming principal one day.

But Nelly knows who he really is. And when things quickly start to go wrong for her – a mysterious stalker, her work being sabotaged – she is sure that Emmet is trying to squeeze her out so that he can keep his dark past hidden.

Nelly desperately needs this job and realizes she must fight to protect her reputation while seeking to uncover Emmet’s true identity.

But this is a dangerous game. As Nelly gets closer to the shocking truth, she discovers that she’s up against someone will do whatever it takes to stop her. This gripping game of cat-and-mouse is about to turn deadly…