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  Eve and Nate are a married couple, who also teach at Caseham High. Eve is a Math teacher, very good at her job, very formal with her students and therefore not a favourite of the students. Nate, on the other hand is a good looking man, very empathetic and a student favourite. Caseham High is still reeling from a scandal involving a teacher and student name Addie. Addie lies, tries to hurt people and has a hidden past. But now she has a new secret. How far will she go to keep it and what becomes of the people who cross her? This book gave me the ick, mainly because it deals with the topic of student teacher relationship and it creeps me out. Eve and Nate have such different personalities that even as a reader, you are astounded that they are still married. Addie is vulnerable, and has heaps of baggage. She is bullied and harassed and finds comfort in poetry. The entire plot revolves around how Eve and Addie's paths cross and the consequences of actions, both past and present, that...

I started reading this book because it takes place in an Australian setting. The novel reads from the POV of Ern, who is an aspiring novelist and wants to eliminate all cliches that a murder mystery novel, it's characters, the criminal and the detectives may display. This novel prominently displays an oath by some of the most prolific and unmatched crime authors to ensure that they avoid a few detective tropes and ensure that their books are exceptional. This is immediately followed by the ten commandments of murder, criminals and detectives. Each story told by Ern is in effect, related to these commandments. A murder takes place toward the conclusion of the novel; this is not a spoiler, it's told right at the beginning. Phew. This book took me a very long time to finish and I simultaneously started reading The Trials of Apollo because I got very bored. Turns out, I am not a fan of this style of writing, because it didn't keep me engaged. The story got a bit bor...