Really solid, griping book that deffo worth a read. Whilst the characters were a tad annoying at times, that's the price you pay with high school teenage drama sctick, and it largely worked, the sense of paranoia high school creates with the paranoia of a murder mystery/thriller. Pinborough is a very talented writer and I may look into more of her books based on this. I do hope, however, that her other novels are slightly more unique than this one. The whole "chess as a metaphor for the conflict/characters" is so over done and i spotted it a mile away, it not really adding much to story. My minor nick picks aside, I really really enjoyed this, and is a great read.