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Within the landscape of a quiet, sleep village in Ontario, Canada, the murder of the school caretaker horrifies the townspeople. For Emily Taylor, the principal, her discovery of the body and violence of Nathaniel’s death bring back memories of a time and place that she would rather forget. The school is closed for the remaining few days of the year. But have the authorities played into the hands of a murderer? Throughout the story, Emily consistently makes decisions that create suspicion of her motives and bring attention to herself and to her husband – precisely the opposite of Emily’s goal. Her actions also drive her, unwittingly, into the snare of a killer. Although the mystery is at the centre of this story, it is also about the complexities that surround all people and about the conclusions that might erroneously be drawn about others. The revelations about guilt, love, and the masks that people wear are completely shocking and unexpected.