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A Quiet Teacher
A Quiet Teacher
A Quiet Teacher
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A Quiet Teacher

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A teacher trying to hide in the shadows finds himself embroiled in a murder investigation in this compelling and fresh read from a new unique, contemporary voice.


"Imagine John le Carré attempting an Agatha Christie mystery. Or the other way around. In any case, that mix is at the heart of this stunning novel" Booklist Starred Review 

Greg Abimbola is a language teacher at the prestigious Calderhill Academy in Pittsburgh. Only that's not his real name . . . or the only secret he's hiding.

When the murder of a wealthy parent on school premises shines an unwanted spotlight on Calderhill Academy, Greg is determined to avoid attention.

That is until the closest person to a true friend Greg has is arrested for the murder. To prove her innocence, Greg will reluctantly emerge from the shadows. But doing so will put him in danger. His past is determined to find him . . . and his past is full of bad things.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherSevern House
Release dateNov 1, 2022
ISBN9781448309733
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Adam Oyebanji

Adam Oyebanji is the author of A Quiet Teacher. Born in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, he is a graduate of Birmingham University and Harvard Law School. When he’s not out among the stars, he works in the field of counter-terrorist financing: helping banks choke off the money supply that builds weapons of mass destruction, narcotics empires, and human trafficking networks. He currently lives in Pittsburgh.

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    This was a pretty quick read, mostly because it pulled me into the plot and was fast-paced enough that there were few real lulls in action during which my attention might have strayed. Credit where credit’s due, the author steadfastly followed the mystery writers’ rules of avoiding irrelevant details and making sure the reader had enough information to solve the case. Greg’s “voice” was smartly written, and Andrea, the assistant custodian, was adorable. I was somewhat put off by several characters’ penchants for offensively racist language and attitudes, though at least it was made pretty clear by the characters around them that this wasn’t acceptable. The same couldn’t be said of the homophobia (Greg toward his own desires, how those desires were actually weaponized against him by the Brits, etc.), though I suppose that I’m Greg’s case, he was indeed Russian at his core and had been raised to those beliefs and never really had them countered. Maybe showing what the Brits did, then, was just a way of illustrating how ugly the whole business was on all sides. Didn’t help it sit any better, especially when the other queer character in the book was so morally reprehensible. Unfortunately broad brushstrokes, in this case.

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