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Marlby Series

This series delves into the secrets and intrigues unfolding within the hallowed halls of prestigious British boarding schools. It follows the intertwined lives of young students whose paths cross with a dark past and hidden betrayals. Each installment unravels further layers of suspense, where innocence confronts cold-blooded schemes and ancient mysteries surface. It's a gripping narrative about the pursuit of a better life, the cost of lies, and the inescapable nature of the past.

Different Class
Gentlemen and Players

Recommended Reading Order

  1. Gentlemen and Players

    • 422 pages
    • 15 hours of reading

    For generations, privileged young men have attended St. Oswald's Grammar School for Boys, groomed for success by the likes of Roy Straitley, the eccentric Classics teacher who has been a fixture there for more than thirty years. This year, however, the wind of unwelcome change is blowing, and Straitley is finally, reluctantly, contemplating retirement. As the new term gets under way, a number of incidents befall students and faculty alike, beginning as small annoyances but soon escalating in both number and consequence. St. Oswald's is unraveling, and only Straitley stands in the way of its ruin. But he faces a formidable opponent with a bitter grudge and a master strategy that has been meticulously planned to the final, deadly move.

    Gentlemen and Players1
    3.9

  2. Different Class

    • 512 pages
    • 18 hours of reading

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Chocolat comes a dark, suspenseful tale in the tradition of Patricia Highsmith about a sociopathic young outcast at an antiquated prep school and the curmudgeonly Latin teacher who uncovers his dangerous secret. After thirty years at St. Oswald's Grammar in North Yorkshire, England, Latin master Roy Straitley has seen all kinds of boys come and go. Each class has its own clowns, rebels, and underdogs--all who hold a special place in the old teacher's heart. But every so often there's a boy who doesn't quite fit the mold. A troublemaker. A boy with darkness inside. With insolvency and academic failure looming, a new headmaster arrives at the venerable school, bringing with him new technology, sharp suits, and even girls to the dusty corridors. But while Straitley does his sardonic best to resist these steps toward the future, a shadow from his past begins to stir again. A boy who still haunts Straitley's dreams twenty years later. A boy capable of terrible things

    Different Class2
    3.8