Set in the storied ancient halls of Oxford College, this enthralling novel centers around the disappearance of an eight-year-old girl from the Master's Lodging. Police turn to the Scottish nanny, Dee, for answers, and she weaves a chilling tale of a cold, distant father, an out-of-touch stepmother, and a lonely, haunted child. But as details of Dee's own past rise to the surface, the police—and the reader—begin to question her reliability. Brilliant plotted, deliciously tense, and surprisingly tender, Magpie Lane is a cancel-your-dinner-reservations kind of read!