First published 2004
At a Vermont elementary school, April Fools' Day takes a dark turn when beloved teacher Ms. Carruthers disappears without a trace. Suspicion falls on her fiancé, a local handyman, and a missing mutant chick that had been kept in her classroom. As the search intensifies, the tight-knit school community is shaken to its core, forced to confront the unsettling truth that one of their own may be harboring a deadly secret.
Genres: fiction, mystery, contemporary, thriller
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, suspenseful
Tropes: missing-person, small-town
Setting: Vermont, Elementary School
Period: April Fools' Day
240 pages · Paperback · HarperCollins
Content warnings: violence