My long-postponed book report on "The Secret Place", by Tana French.

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4. The twist in this one is different.

So, no, neither of the investigating detectives went to either school. In fact, both of them grew up sort of on the "wrong side of the tracks", in socio-economic circumstances that were a far cry from the posh world of the private schools. This class disparity creates a certain amount of emotional tension in their approach to the investigation - although the two of them each handle it quite differently.

In The Secret Place the conflict has to do with the fact that the girl, Holly Mackey, who shows up with a new piece of evidence a year after the murder, happens to be the daughter of Frank Mackey, the head of the Dublin Police Undercover Unit. Frank was the lead protagonist in Faithful Place (still my favorite of the lot). It's Holly's mother who's a graduate of the girl's school.

I can't really say much more, because I don't want to write any spoilers.