The Teacher

Every mother knows when something's wrong. But what if no one believes you? Isabel Draper feels it-a darkness shifting beneath the surface of her ordinary life in Bare. First come the whispers: cruel posts about "wine mums," gossip at the school gates, her son arrested for drugs he swears aren't his. Then comes Daniel Craven. The new teacher is everything Isabel isn't-charming, steady, sober. Her daughter adores him. Her husband befriends him. The whole village trusts him. But Isabel sees something else. The way he watches her family. The way he positions himself at the centre of their lives. Soon anonymous videos of her worst moments spread online. Social services circle. Her marriage unravels. Everyone insists she's paranoid. Isabel knows she isn't. Daniel Craven is grooming her daughter-and he's destroying her piece by piece. The Teacher is a tense, addictive domestic noir about buried trauma, twisted secrets, and a mother's fight to protect her child. Perfect for fans of Shari Lapena, Lisa Jewell, and A. J. Carter. Get your copy now because secrets can't stay buried forever. J. Cronshaw is a British author raised in Wolverhampton who moved to Leeds for university. He worked as a journalist across the region for titles including the Halifax Courier, Yorkshire Post, Yorkshire Evening Post, and Wakefield Express, specialising in court and political reporting.His years covering trials and magistrates' hearings gave him insight into the quiet tragedies that unfold when family secrets surface and ordinary people make extraordinary choices. These experiences inform his fiction, which explores the psychological tensions beneath domestic life.He now lives with his wife and son in Morecambe, writing fiction full-time.