by Rosemary Ingham

At 40, Isabel has finally given up on her cheating husband. Shes a single parent with two teenage children and a tough job running a London comprehensive school. Tougher still for a woman, in 1981. Especially as her predecessor Will Fullwood remains the schools hero. His natural successor was his deputy, the irresistible Max Truman, who kept the school going during Wills last illness. So how come the governors appointed a woman? Staff loyalties are with Max but second deputy Jack Redfern is definitely on Isabels side. Within weeks hes in her bed as well. Max claims to be her loyal supporter and she wants to believe him, yet her suspicions grow. Until she can prove his guilt, Max is officially innocent. But suppose, just suppose, he is innocent?