The Old Boys Kate Mosse he failed to check that

he failed to check that the baby in question was a son

"A tremendous calling card for the brilliant Alex North" Mick Herron

When the body of one of them is found with fresh stitches along her hairline the hunt is on to find a murderer with very particular tastes

for survival - and above all

The Old Boys Kate Mosse he failed to check thatA group of septuagenarians revive schoolboy conflicts in the election of the President of the Old Boys Association. Jaraby expects to get the job, but he reckons without the bitterness of Nox, who still remembers the humiliations of his school years. And when Jaraby's son gets into trouble with the law, Nox has the perfect stick with which to beat him. Their powers may be failing but the old boys possess a fierce understanding of the things in life