The School Gates
- Author A.A Chaudhuri
- Narrator Anthony Howell, Emily Stott
- Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Publish Date 5 June 2025
- Run Time 10 hours and 34 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Family life fiction, Psychological thriller.
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What to expect
First comes gossip … then comes revenge.
When single mum Lola Martinez’s son, Luca, starts school, she feels that she’ll never fit in with the yummy mummies in the playground. Confident, married to wealthy men, with ample free time, they are everything she isn’t.
However, Lola is invited into the inner circle, surrounded by seemingly friendly people, even if Lola’s silence about her child’s father puzzles them. Despite herself, Lola quickly becomes involved in playground politics, making as many enemies as friends.
Then Lola is brutally murdered, her death rocking the close-knit community. As the police investigate the case, they discover that Lola was hiding many secrets – as are the mums in her new social circle.
Who had the most reason to kill her? Who else might unwittingly hold the answers to what happened that night?
An addictive psychological thriller with an end twist that will make you gasp, for fans of Lisa Jewell, T.M. Logan and Frieda McFadden. If you loved Big Little Lies, you’ll adore this.
‘This psychological heart-stopper is smart, stylish and totally addictive. Five stars!' - Janice Hallett
© 2025 A. A. Chaudhuri (P) 2025 DK Audio
Anthony Howell has narrated over twenty audiobooks including audible originals and focus on classic books for example Iris Murdoch's The Black Prince. When he is not recording audiobooks he is gracing our television screens in Disney+'s women crime syndicate historical drama A Thousand Blows. On top of that he has worked as a voice actor on two Final Fantasy games.
Emily Stott is new to the audiobook world with just a few books in the children's series Moonlight Riders. She comes from a background in theatre of which she has performed in plays at the National Theatre and is one of the founding members of the award-winning theatre company Wildcard. She also appears on our screens in the legendary SCI-FI series Foundation.
A. A. Chaudhuri is a former City lawyer. After gaining a degree in History at University College London, she later trained as a solicitor and worked for several major London law firms before leaving law to pursue her passion for writing. She lives in Surrey with her family, and loves films, all things Italian and a good margarita!
| Author | A.A Chaudhuri |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Anthony Howell, Emily Stott |
| Duration | 10 hours and 34 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780241802106 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Genre | Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Family life fiction, Psychological thriller |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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