In the Teachers' Lounge — Heather Balog

Innocent Kimberly Malone, new tenth grade English teacher, is shocked to discover the drama that rules the halls at Franklin Crest High School. Cliques and torrid affairs aren't limited to the student population. Kimberly is wildly unpopular among the other teachers who ignore her and rebuff her advances to become friends, leading her to listen at doors and lurk in corners, uncovering some damning secrets of her coworkers. When Kimberly is found by two of her students, strangled by her own scarf, it becomes apparent that she may have uncovered a little too much of the drama in the teachers' lounge. Interviewing Kimberly's coworkers, Detectives Madden and De Luca discover that someone's secret may have been worth killing for...and that Kimberly herself may not have been as innocent as everyone thought she was. Can they piece together the puzzle of Kimberly's death before the killer gets away with murder? Fans of contemporary fiction and suspense novels alike will be intrigued by this tale of the unexpected secret lives of teachers, uniquely told through interviews with the suspects and letters from the deceased.